Energy Security and the Transformation of Regional Securitization Relations in the Eastern Mediterranean

Impact of Turmoil and Gas Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean on Jordanian Energy Security and Foreign Policy

Insight Turkey ◽

10.25253/99.2020223.13 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (Summer 2020) ◽

pp. 237-255

Author(s):

Ahmad Alshwawra ◽

Ahmad Almuhtady

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Energy Resource ◽

Security Framework ◽

International Context ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

The One ◽

The Impact

The Mediterranean region has witnessed a lot of turbulence in the last decade. On the one hand, the Arab uprising changed the shape of the regional relations towards more rivalry. On the other hand, the discovery of natural gas resources has opened up a valuable chance for cooperation and settling the long-standing disputes. Jordan is affected by what happens in the Mediterranean region in more than one aspect. The various economic difficulties including energy insecurity, resulting from multiple refugee crises and the interruption of Egyptian gas is one of the most critical challenges Jordan has ever faced. As a heavy energy importer, the Jordanian energy sector is very sensitive to the regional and International context. The recently discovered Eastern Mediterranean gas is an attractive energy resource for Jordan. Nonetheless, a fear of its influence on the Jordanian foreign policy in the Palestinian context has grown. This article discusses the impact of the recent turmoil in the Mediterranean region on Jordan energy security. It tracks the change of energy security in Jordan between 2010 and 2018 using a proposed energy security framework. The article also discusses the potential implications of Jordan’s decision to import the Mediterranean gas through Israel on Jordanian energy security using the proposed energy security framework. Moreover, the article utilizes semi-systematic literature review methodology to analyze international, regional and national contexts in order to investigate the potential ramifications of that decision on Jordanian foreign policy regarding the Palestinian cause.

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The Energy Security Evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean: The Rise of, Turkish Revisionism, Its Counter-Coalitions and the Geopolitical Significance of the East Med Gas Pipeline

The New Eastern Mediterranean Transformed ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-70554-1_7 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 139-158

Author(s):

Theodoros Tsakiris

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Gas Pipeline

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Energy Security and the Cyprus Question

Politikon IAPSS Journal of Political Science ◽

10.22151/politikon.27.1 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 5-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vasileios P. Karakasis

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Power Politics ◽

Joint Declaration ◽

New Energy ◽

The Republic ◽

Levant Basin ◽

Republic Of Cyprus ◽

Energy Assets ◽

Cyprus Conflict

In February 2014, Nikos Anastasiades, the President of the Republic of Cyprus and Dervis Eroglu, the Turkish-Cypriot leader, signed a Joint Declaration that established certain “ground-rules” upon which the then stalled peace talks -aiming at the island’s reunification- could be revived. The main stimulant prompting this evolution was the discovery of new energy sources in the Eastern Mediterranean, and especially offshore the RoC. In October 2014, Turkish navigational warning notified mariners that Turkey would soon perform its seismic surveys in sea areas that encroach on Cyprus’s EEZ, raising concerns on the escalation of the intractable and protracted Cyprus conflict. Aim of this research project is to provide readers with an insight on how the flow between energy and power politics is played out in the Eastern Mediterranean. Suggesting that the existing tensions extend beyond the struggle over the existing material energy assets in the seabed of the Levant Basin, the project casts light upon the notion of energy security by setting forth the indicators it is composed of. While scrutinizing the statements of the leaders on these events and seeking to highlight the security discourses they are coming up with, the project resorts to discourse analysis.

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