Eastern Mediterranean

But Mete Hatay, a Cyprus-born senior research consultant with Peace Research Institute Oslo who has long studied the conflict, says indications are that the countries will not discuss Cyprus even as they intend to "move further with their bilateral relations."

Jointly published with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Cyprus the paper discusses the significance of interconnector projects in the Eastern Mediterranean.

​"The unfortunate dual calamities hitting Turkey and Greece in the first half of 2023 in the forms of a devastating earthquake and horrendous train crash respectively, revived memories of the summer of 1999, when two major destructive earthquakes hit Istanbul and Athens.

​“Energy could be a good platform for reconciliation in politically laden regions, like Cyprus and beyond, but unfortunately, it has become yet another chapter in the book of the conflict.

Edited by Zenonas Tziarras

NEW Occasional Paper Series

New book by Zenonas Tziarras

​Recent discovery of hydrocarbon has exacerbated existing geopolitical tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Organised in the framework of Rome MED Mediterranean Dialogues, 29 June 2021

The Association for Social Reform – OPEK in collaboration with the Web - Portal of Newspaper Politis organizes a web - discussion titled: The “day after” Geneva Conference Structured policies and win-win solutions or blame game and chaotic discussions?

In this episode of The Conversation podcast, Dr.

​In this talk for Deep Dive Politics Zenonas covers the international systemic drivers and individual state interests that led to the emergence of the new security architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Following the 5+1 talks in Geneva convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres

​Zenonas Tziarras comments on the new round of talks on the Cyprus Problem that are taking place in Geneva.

Ο Όμιλος Προβληματισμού για τον Εκσυγχρονισμό της Κοινωνίας μας - ΟΠΕΚ σε συνεργασία με το Web - Portal της Εφημερίδας “Politis”οργανώνουν διαδικτυακή συζήτηση με θέμα “ΟΙ ΑΓΩΓΟΙ «ΟΝΕΙΡΟ» ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΗ ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΟ Συσχετισμοί, ανατροπές, λύσεις”

Hosted by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Cyprus office

​In a recent article entitled "Energy and Sovereignty in the new Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean" published in the Oxford Energy Forum, PRIO Cyprus Centre researcher Zenonas Tziarras asks how much of the recent crises can really be attributed to hydrocarbons, given other underlying issues and a history of regional tensions.

​"Turkey’s adventures abroad are about more than hydrocarbons.

Since the outbreak of the conflict almost 10 years ago, Syria has become a country of limited sovereignty.