title: Conflicts and Global Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean. An Introduction
abstract: Abstract Conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean have a long history, and recently supposed energy reserves have fuelled confrontations. Many studies are available that mainly analyse the strategies of the littoral states of the Mediterranean. This special issue enlarges the perspective by also including the global powers the EU, the United States, Russia, and China in the analysis. The role of the regional power Turkey is also in focus here. Importantly, Russia’s war against Ukraine must be take
journal: Comparative Southeast European Studies