BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gas &\; Gunboats in the Eastern Mediterranean: The next conflic t at Europe's doorstep? - Demetrius Floudas\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge DTSTART:20190610T163000Z DTEND:20190610T184500Z UID:TALK125908@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:D. A. Floudas DESCRIPTION:*Monday 10 June 2019\, 5:30 for 5:45 pm*\n\n*Seminar Room B\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge*\n\n\n\nThe growing standoff between Turkey and Cyprus over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean runs the risk of turning into a regional conflict.\n\nFor years\, there was ho pe that gas fields under the eastern Mediterranean Sea would usher in peac e and prosperity in a volatile region. But a string of recent deals and ga s finds have revealed deep geopolitical fault lines. Recent developments in the area have heightened tensions in what has been perennially a sensi tive flashpoint. Several countries around the littoral are increasingly f lexing their muscles in energy exploration and adopting the gunboat diplom acy of constant naval drills. \n\nAnalysing the facts behind the headlines \, Demetrius A. Floudas\, Associate of Hughes Hall\, furnishes a fascinati ng insight into this topical issue and attempts to present an analysis of the following parameters:\n\n• Is Turkey really a revisionist power\, se eking to create a 'neo-Ottoman' sphere of influence?\n\n• To what extent is the Greek side convinced that Turkey’s aggressive actions in Cyprus ’s EEZ in the Aegean aim to establish de facto situations at the expense of the sovereign rights of both Cyprus and Greece?\n\n• Does the contin ued Israel-Egypt energy and security cooperation constitute part of a risi ng regional challenge for Turkey?\n\n• Are Cyprus\, Greece\, Israel and Egypt moving closer to a mutilateral defence pact in order to curb the asp irations of a regionally powerful Turkey?\n\n• Does Russian foreign poli cy covertly foment these tensions\, in order to create potential friction within NATO?\n\n• Is there a relationship between the rising tensions an d the recent settlement in the naming dispute over North Macedonia\, after three decades of fruitless attempts?\n\n• Does the situation help or hi nder a potential solution to the divided Cyprus problem?\n\n• How does t he continued Syrian civil war fit into this turmoil?\n\n\nDoors open at 5. 30 pm Talk at 5.45 pm\, followed by discussion and a drinks reception at 6 .45 pm. \n\n________________________________________\n\n\n\n*About the spe aker:*\n\n_Demetrius A. Floudas is Associate of Hughes Hall\, a Fellow of the Hellenic Institute of Foreign and International Law and an Adjunct Pro fessor at the Law Faculty of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Ru ssia.._\n\n_In addition\, D. Floudas has provided commentary on matters of Foreign Affairs & International Relations to a number of international th ink-tanks\, with his views frequently appearing on the media worldwide (BB C\, Voice of America\, Financial Times\, Daily Telegraph\, Washington Post \, Vedomosti\, RIA-Novosti\, and others)._\n\n_He is the author of a numbe r of research articles and op-ed pieces on the Prespa Agreement._\n\n\n\n\ n*The lecture will be followed by refreshments*\n\n*This talk is open to a ll members of the University\, upon prior registration:*\n\n%{color:red}*P LEASE REGISTER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING LINK ONLY:*%\n\nhttps://floudaseastme d10jun19hughes.eventbrite.co.uk\n\n\n_Additional Information may be obtain ed by writing to:_\n\n _The Programmes Manager\, Hughes Hall_\n\n_Univers ity of Cambridge\, Cambridge CB1 2EW_\n\n_Email: programmes.manager@hughes .cam.ac.uk_\n\n_Tel: +44 (0) 1223 746367_\n\n\n\n\n\n. LOCATION:Seminar Room B\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR