Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Small State Seeking for Status

Pedi, Revecca; Kouskouvelis, Ilias

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90758-1_9

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“…As Turkey remains a non-signatory to the UNCLOS, it does not recognize the right of islands in enjoying EEZs (Sotiriou 2020) which is the case with Greece and Cyprus possessing islands as part of their political boundaries. As Cyprus is an island country with an ethnic Greek population and the epicentre of the EMG pipeline, Nicosia's selection as the permanent Secretariat for the trilateral summits between Israel, Greece, and Cyprus and between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus throws light on its geostrategic importance (Pedi 2019) in terms of both energy as well as regional security in relation with Turkey. Hence, Greece and Cyprus have chosen to rally behind Egypt by extending cooperation through trilateral summits, maritime delimitation agreements and the EMGF membership.…”

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East Mediterranean Gas Forum: Convergence of Regional and Energy Security Concerns

Joseph

Peedikayil²

2023

Austral

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The East Mediterranean Gas Forum, a nascent regional organization stands at the crossroads of regional cooperation today. Formed in the wake of natural gas discoveries and the resultant bilateral and multilateral mechanisms, the organization has been beset with positive and negative interdependencies in the region. These interdependencies highlight the energy and regional security concerns of the region’s members. As convergences along energy and regional security lines unfold, the foundational structures of the forum have showcased cracks raising questions regarding its relevance. The study thus seeks to examine the dynamics of the international political economy behind the formation of the EMGF by analysing the convergence of energy and regional security concerns of the specific state actors in the region.

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East Mediterranean Gas Forum: Convergence of Regional and Energy Security Concerns

Joseph

Peedikayil²

2023

Austral

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“…Although, during his visit he met with both leaders in the neutral zone, for the first time in history, and attempted to reconcile them, when the then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Cyprus in 2014, he emphasized that the GCASC was an important partner to the U.S. and a key player in the Eastern Mediterranean. 26 The U.S. has been using NATO naval base on Crete, less than 500 miles from Cyprus. Washington has further improved its security cooperation through the initiation of a U.S.-Greece strategic dialogue on December 13, 2018.…”

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The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

Özdemir¹

2020

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International competition over natural gas and oil has been escalating in the Eastern Mediterranean in recent years, and the region has become much more significant for many regional and global actors. This article claims that a bloc of regional actors, supported by the United States, has been following a containment policy against Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. By examining recent trends and developments with special focus on the policies directed against Turkey’s rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, this article demonstrates how Turkey is being isolated in the region, and discusses Turkey’s reactions to its on-going containment.

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“…Such a framework can shed some new light on a series of old empirics; to name but a few cases: Estonia's expertise in responding to cyberattacks and its contribution to both the EU and NATO in this area (Crandall, 2014;Crandall & Allan, 2015); Denmark's action in the area of counter-piracy (Smed & Wivel, 2016); Cyprus' status-seeking strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean (Pedi & Kouskouvelis, 2019). Equally, it can be useful for analysing new cases and advancing new proposals.…”

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From the ‘Small but Smart State’ to the ‘Small and Entrepreneurial State’: Introducing a Framework for Effective Small State Strategies within the EU and Beyond

Pedi

Sarri

2019

Baltic Journal of European Studies

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As the current international system is leaning towards multipolarity, small states face the danger of their influence being diminished and their interests being ignored. Small states in Europe and within the European Union might find themselves in such a predicament. In order to overcome it, they are in need of effective strategies. Literature on the international relations of small states suggests that, despite their limitations, small states are able to pursue their goals and succeed in the international system. Small state studies employ the ‘small but smart state’ concept for a small state that can maximize its influence. Despite being widely used, the latter lacks analytical value and remains a cliché. The objective of this article is to pin down the ‘small but smart’ state strategy and based on that to provide a comprehensive framework for the analysis and the design of effective small state strategies. We suggest that the ‘small but smart’ state strategy shares many elements with the entrepreneurial action, as the latter is extended from its business origins to include a specific strategy. We draw on the field of entrepreneurship to explore the ways it can enhance our understanding of the international relations of small states and we introduce a framework for the ‘small and entrepreneurial state’ strategy. The notion of the ‘small and entrepreneurial state’ adds more depth and rigor into our small state analyses as well as reinvigorates a fragmented and repetitive literature. Last but not least, our ‘small and entrepreneurial state’ approach can be of use for both small state scholars and policy makers.

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Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Small State Seeking for Status

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

East Mediterranean Gas Forum: Convergence of Regional and Energy Security Concerns

East Mediterranean Gas Forum: Convergence of Regional and Energy Security Concerns

The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

From the ‘Small but Smart State’ to the ‘Small and Entrepreneurial State’: Introducing a Framework for Effective Small State Strategies within the EU and Beyond

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