Has the gas war in the Mediterranean begun?
October 31, 2026
The briefing examines the zero-sum competition over subsea hydrocarbon deposits between Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and North African littoral states as national energy security becomes existential. At its strategic core, the analysis illustrates how rival exclusive economic zone declarations and competing subsea pipeline alignments effectively weaponize critical energy infrastructure. These mounting friction points risk triggering maritime confrontations across vital sea lanes, confirming that resource anxieties continue to entrench hard-power geopolitical fractures along Europe’s southern perimeter.