Israel, Greece, and Cyprus Emerge as a Bulwark of Freedom in the Eastern Mediterranean
A counterweight to Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
December 20, 2018
Israel, Greece, and Cyprus Emerge as a Bulwark of Freedom in the Eastern Mediterranean
A counterweight to Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
Today, the leaders of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel are meeting for what will be the fifth such summit of this new alliance, which has been built in part on plans to cooperate in the extraction of natural gas. The three countries also share concerns about the increasing influence of Russia, Turkey, and Iran in the eastern Mediterranean. Each of the latter three has established a presence in both Syria and the Balkans, and both Turkey and Iran have significant influence in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile the U.S. no longer maintains an aircraft carrier in the area and appears to have decided to withdraw its troops from Syria. Efraim Inbar comments:
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