EDITORIAL

Demetrios Tsailas (ret Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 November 2025

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

Introduction: The Energy Chessboard Beneath the Waves

The Eastern Mediterranean has always been a crossroads of empires, trade, and conflict. Today, it is also a crossroads of pipelines, floating terminals, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The quiet realignment now underway in the region is not being shaped by military power or rhetoric, but by infrastructure and energy flows.... Read more

Stella-Sophia Kyvelou
(Professor and Expert in maritime spatial planning)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 October 2025

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The recent initiative by the Greek Prime Minister to establish a multilateral cooperation scheme titled “5×5” marks an ambitious effort to reposition Greece at the core of Mediterranean developments. Although primarily a political and diplomatic proposal, it also holds significant potential within the framework of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and multi-level ocean governance in the Mediterranean..... Read more

Demetrios Tsailas (ret Admiral)
(He has taught for many years, operational planning, strategy, and security, to senior officers at the Supreme Joint War College. He is a member and researcher of the Institute for National and International Security)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 19 October 2025

Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies

As Israel, Greece, and Cyprus forge a new security triangle in the Eastern Mediterranean, Ankara’s long-standing occupation of Northern Cyprus has shifted from a historical anomaly to a live strategic liability. A phased Turkish withdrawal, monitored by international forces, could transform the island from a frozen conflict into the cornerstone of a rule-based order.... Read more

The New Power Chessboard in the Mediterranean

Efi Gana
(Analyst at the Epoch Times in Greece)

Copyright: @ 2025 theepochtimes.gr - RIEAS posted the English version (www.rieas.gr)- Publication date: 4 October 2025.

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The international chessboard is shifting, and the port of Piraeus has once again emerged at the heart of geopolitical rivalries. According to an exclusive Reuters report, the Trump administration is exploring ways to curb China’s global influence in the strategic sector of maritime transport, placing the spotlight on Cosco’s presence at Piraeus.
The Trump administration is preparing a plan aiming at limiting China’s influence over global shipping, with particular attention on the Piraeus Port Authority, where the Chinese company Cosco holds a 67% stake.... Read more

Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 September 2025

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a strategic defense agreement on September 17, 2025, during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Riyadh.[ Saudi Arabia, Pakistan signed strategic defense pact, Al Arabiya, September 17, 2025.] The “Joint Strategic Defense Agreement” was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif following formal talks.... Read more

Nicolas Laos
(Mathematician and Philosopher of Science,
specialized in Systems Science and Scientific Modeling)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 September 2025

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The present editorial will argue for the significance and the profitability of studying international relations in general and Greece-Israel-Cyprus relations in particular by conceptualizing two focal points of study: firstly, the role of the national actor (namely, the role played by a person when interacting with other persons who are citizens of different nations) and, secondly, the role of the national character (namely, the role played by the mental qualities and characteristics more or less common to a group as a whole). ... Read more