Geopolitical Transformation in Eastern Mediterranean; Restructuring Role of Greece and the Impact of Abraham Accord
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9976093 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ehsan Bakhshandeh (0000-0001-5035-7364, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, corresponding author), Yasaman Yeganeh (0000-0003-2503-0604, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-249 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8817 • E-ISSN: 0973-0702 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208817231168003 |
| OpenAlex | W4376280273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
After the Arab uprising of the early 2010s which changed the geopolitical shape of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Abraham Accords in 2020 marked the second most momentous development of the past decade, which drove more external players to the scene of geopolitics of the Mediterranean region. The Abraham Accords improved Israel’s relations with some Arab states of the Persian Gulf such as the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and paved their way, under the full support of the United States, to heavily partake in geopolitical and geostrategic equations, mainly in energy and security nature, of the Eastern Mediterranean formulated mainly by Greece under the Neo-Democracy government. The present research explores the changing character of geopolitics in the Mediterranean and how Greece is playing its role in restructuring such a character. The findings of this research suggest that Greece is playing a prominent and leading role in transforming the geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean through security and energy initiatives for protection against possible aggression from Turkiye. Considering the supreme importance of the Mediterranean commercially and militarily for the United States, this article argues that the new design of geopolitics in the region is being shaped to protect Greece and Israeli interests in favour of the USA in the Eastern Mediterranean
Ancient history · Democracy · Economics · Economy · Geography · Geopolitics · Government (linguistics · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Sociology · Global Energy Security and Policy · History · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Turkey's Politics and Society
Infrastructure and geopolitics
Turkish foreign policy and the energy bonanza in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey and Israel
European–Mediterranean Security and the Arab Spring
Greece and the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Israel-Cyprus-Greece
Repercussions of the Emerging European Security and Defence Policy on the Civil Character of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Gender and Security in the Mediterranean
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Mediterranean
Change and Opportunities in the Emerging Mediterranean
Israeli Policy Perspectives on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in the Context of EU Enlargement
Arab Regional Integration as a Prerequisite for a Successful Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Arab Political Economy and the European Union's Mediterranean Policy
Israel’s relations with the Gulf states
Gas Finds in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Geopolitics of the Mediterranean, I
The Geopolitics of the Mediterranean, II
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |