Conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean have a long history, and recently supposed energy reserves have fuelled confrontations. Many studies are available that mainly analyse the strategies of the littoral states of the Mediterranean. This special issue enlarges the perspective by including the global powers the EU, the United States, Russia, and China in the analysis. The role of the regional power Turkey is also in focus. Importantly, Russia’s war against Ukraine must be taken into account. Since the Russian president has been using gas as a weapon and trying to put pressure on Europe in particular, the relevance of the energy reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean must be reassessed.
In the Open Section, Tado Jurić reviews Big Data sources that could be helpful in determining, estimating, and forecasting the forced emigration flows of refugees from Ukraine.
Finally, the issue contains four book reviews.
Conflicts and Global Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean Guest Editor: Heinz-Jürgen Axt
Heinz-Jürgen Axt Conflicts and Global Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean. An Introduction 393
Emile Badarin and Tobias Schumacher The Eastern Mediterranean Energy Bonanza: A Piece in the Regional and Global Geopolitical Puzzle, and the Role of the European Union 414
Mehmet Yegin United States Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean 439
Zaur Gasimov Russia under Putin in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Soviet Legacy, Flexibility,and New Dynamics 462
Jens Bastian The Dragon Reaches the Eastern Mediterranean: Why the Region Matters to China 486
Mehmet Bardakçı Turkey and the Major Powers in the Eastern Mediterranean Crisis from the 2010s to the 2020s 516
Digital Humanities and Big Data
Tado Jurić Big (Crisis) Data in Refugee and Migration Studies – Case Study of Ukrainian Refugees 540
Book Reviews
Srdjan Radović Emanuela Grama, Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania 554
Slavka Karakusheva Tomasz Kamusella, Ethnic Cleansing During the Cold War 557
Roberto Belloni Andrew Gilbert, International Intervention and the Problem of Legitimacy: Encounters in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina 561
Christian Voß Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter 564