The New Eastern Mediterranean Transformed: Emerging Issues and New Actors

This collective volume examines the evolving political dynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean. Recently, both the opportunities, such as the energy resources, and the challenges, such as the enormous migration flows, have caught the international attention since they have redefined the balance of powers in the area. This volume assembles the analyses of acknowledged scholars and academics from the Eastmed countries, who assess the most fundamental developments of the region in a comprehensive manner, underscoring the significance of the Eastern Mediterranean for the world politics. The book focuses on readers and parties primarily at European level/ EU affiliated, interested in national, regional, EU or international aspects of the Eastern Mediterranean area, such as politics, security, migration governance and energy developments on regional and EU level.

Aristotle Tziampiris is Professor of international relations, chair of the Department of International and European Studies and director of the MSc Program in energy, strategy, law & economics at the University of Piraeus, Greece.

Foteini Asderaki is Associate Professor of European integration theory and European education policy and a Jean Monnet Chair at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece.