Cyprus archivos - Katoikos

The Eastern Mediterranean arc of fire and Europe*

Georgios Kostakos
Dialogue , Op-ed
15 November, 2015

Geography and history, modern and older, internal fault lines as well as external interventions, have given rise to a perfect storm in the Eastern Mediterranean. In an arc of fire that stretches from Libya to Syria and can be extrapolated further North, all the way to Russia and Ukraine, a series of conflicts have made this an area of particular instability, for the world as a whole and more immediately for nearby Europe…

The time has come for European Energy Security and European Defence Union

George X. Protopapas
Dialogue , Op-ed
11 March, 2015

The implementation of European Energy Security should become an imperative priority of the EU member states in order to reduce their dependence on Russian gas and secure alternative energy sources. In parallel, European Energy Security should be related to an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), as the protection of critical energy infrastructures is vital for the undisrupted flow of gas and oil.