title: US outlook on the Mediterranean
abstract: The Mediterranean lies at the intersection of three critical regions for US foreign policy: Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The chapter briefly outlines the historical evolution of US attitudes towards the Mediterranean, from the Cold War to the post-9/11 periods, before concentrating on the contemporary situation. This has been shaped, for the US, by three events: the Eurozone crisis and its impact on southern Europe; the 2011 Arab uprisings and the instability they have unleashed; an