East Mediterranean

Cairo's response was one of swift and total rejection, as the EEZ ratified by the Haftars overlaps with Egypt's EEZ and Cairo

Overlapping interests in energy and geopolitics have led to competing maritime claims, disputes over trade corridors, and fights over fighter jets and Syria. It all adds up to a new strategic rivalry

Netanyahu is once again exploiting historical grievances and fears to form alliances against "common threats"

Türkiye's 2019 agreement with Tripoli on maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean irked Athens at the time. The idea that Tobruk may ratify it has set off Greek alarms.