China’s Eastern Mediterranean ambitions: a challenge to Europe’s strategic autonomy
The Eastern Mediterranean is rapidly emerging as a site where the interests of global powers intersect. China’s economic and strategic footprint in this region is expanding at a pace that demands the attention of European policymakers, not just because of European trade and investment interests in the region, but because of the challenge China’s activity poses to European strategic autonomy.The Eastern Mediterranean is a diverse group of countries: EU members Greece and Cyprus, Western-aligned Israel, Turkey, an emerging middle power, and countries of the Global South such as Egypt, Libya, Syr...