Authored by: Ahmad Khalifa
Translated by: Melanie Magidow
Egypt’s gas discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean have come along at a time when the Egyptian regime was in desperate need of them. The regime has been overwhelmed with economic, political and security pressures as well as foreign ones that have got something to do with the regime’s legitimacy. It has attempted to establish a network of international and regional relations through presenting territorial components as a significant element that qualifies Egypt to play the territorial preponderant role of its axis, and through following a number of policies of mutual understanding that enable it to play the role of the friendly power that makes it an important partner as regards gas. It can work as an alternative that may replace these powers which use gas as a political instrument.
This study is attempting to examine the Eastern Mediterranean gas repercussions and their contexts. It discusses the dimensions of dispute and struggle while focusing on the concepts of alliance and balance of powers as well as detecting Egypt’s attitude towards them, its territorial reflections and influence on various international relations.
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