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January 26, 2022

Abandoning the East-Med Gas Pipeline Strengthens Vladimir Putin’s Hand

By elevating environmental over strategic concerns, Washington has undermined Israel and its other allies.

Three years ago, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece created the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum to cooperate in the export of their offshore fossil-fuel reserves. They planned eventually to build an undersea pipeline that would bring the gas to Bulgaria and Italy, from which it could be transported to the rest of Europe. Shoshana Bryen explains why, despite legislative support from the U.S. Congress, Washington has stopped supporting the project, which is now stalled:

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