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Italy, a new ambitious and forward-looking energy strategy
In November 2017, the Italian government made public a new National Energy Strategy (NES): a ten-year plan to manage the change of the national energy system…
Here comes Israel! How a new gas provider is fostering hopes into several Mediterranean countries
What if Israel assertively breaks into the gas market as a reliable exporter for the European Union? As it has previously been discussed, the discovery of…
Where do we stand on the road for energy security in Europe?
EU energy security and national interests
As repeatedly highlighted in past analyses for Mediterranean Affairs, energy security is a vital challenge for…
Egypt: new energy scenarios in the Eastern Mediterranean
In recent years energy geography in the Eastern Mediterranean is experiencing a reconfiguration of the balance of power between the different states along…
Energy policy: European Union vs Member States
The European Union has been facing for years hard and crucial challenges concerning the energy sector: on the one hand, the harmonisation and liberalisation…
Italy, the (imperfect) oil-drilling referendum
On April 17, 2016, Italians have been called to vote on a referendum on the duration of existing oil and gas exploitation and drilling concessions in…
Putin’s geopolitical strategy in the Mediterranean
In the last centuries, there has not been a single moment in which Russia was not looking for an access to the warm water ports along its South-Western…
It’s the energy, stupid! How oil & gas can reshape the Mediterranean
Energy matters in international affairs and this is not the first circumstance where we have the chance to provide evidences in support of this axiom.…
“Full steam ahead”. Eni in Libya in the time of Daesh
It is commonly accepted by various analysts’ predictions that Libya is making great steps towards becoming the new safe haven for terrorist organizations and…
The Treaty of Lausanne. Which are the new perspectives?
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
The agreement on Iran's nuclear energy was signed in Lausanne that should be definitive by next June and will…