Eastern Mediterranean triangles, causes and prospects of Israel, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, Greece, Cyprus cooperation

Abstract

There are examined the reasons and the prospects of the formation of the trilateral cooperation. First there is analysed the Israel, Greece and Cyprus alliance and secondly the Egypt, Greece and Cyprus alliance. The primary motivations for both partnerships to be formed are the Turkish factor which is perceived as a security threat due to the deterioration of the relations with their neighbouring countries and motivations conducted by the energy profits. Those partnerships have a less formal form than a traditional alliance and they have the term quasi-alliance. The term quasi-alliance implies that each country have the freedom to politically manoeuvre according to their interests.