title: From the Editor
abstract: As the Mediterranean Quarterly continues to celebrate its twenty-five years of existence, the editors would like to express their deep gratitude to the journal's loyal readership.It has been a tumultuous journey over the past twoand-a-half decades.In many ways, the so-called New World Order that was discussed twenty-five years ago as the Soviet Union and the United States prepared for the post -Cold War era has come full circle.Is the recent Russian annexation of Crimea in response to the overth
journal: Mediterranean Quarterly