European Rim Policy and Investment Council (ERPIC)
ERPIC is an independent non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the study of political and economic issues affecting Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
ERPIC runs three working programs that are at the core of its activities: the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Security Program; the Democracy and Rule of Law Program; and the Energy Program.
ERPIC produces and disseminates original electronic media content, such as interviews, presentations, special briefings, and conferences addressing international law and human rights, democracy building, regional security and energy matters in the Eastern Mediterranean region. ERPIC also organizes live roundtables and seminars featuring diplomats, academics and policymakers.
ERPIC is a founding member of the East Med Forum, an electronic, online discussion forum, the purpose of which is to serve as a platform for the exchange of information and ideas, facilitate intraregional cross-border, cross-industry and cross-cultural dialogue, which aims at creating a framework for regional cooperation.
Latest Videos
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The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Masis der Parthogh
Managing Editor, the Financial Mirror
November 10, 2020 -
Greece's Response to Turkish Provocations in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean
Antonia Dimou
Institute for Security and Defense Analysis, Athens
October 28, 2020 -
Turkish Agression in the Eastern Med and its Relations with Greece
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Vassillis Martzoukos
Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies
October 20, 2020 -
The EEZ Agreement Between Greece and Egypt
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Vassillis Martzoukos
Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies
August 10, 2020
At the end of 2019, Turkey signed a maritime agreement with Libya. It was a signal that Ankara can block the East Mediterranean gas exploration. Since then, Turkey’s research and drilling vessels have been violating Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Turkey-Greece tensions intensified after Turkey sent the seismic research vessel south off the Greek island of Kastellorizo. In August, Greece and Egypt signed an EEZ agreement, based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), recognizing the rights of islands to generate maritime zones, which caused an aggressive reaction from Turkey.
#EastMediterraneanGas #TurkeyGreece #GreeceEEZ #CyprusEEZ
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Greece's Response to Turkish Naval Provocations
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Vassillis Martzoukos
Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies
July 27, 2020
After tensions between Turkey and Greece in the Aegean dangerously increased in August, the two countries have entered a temporary de-escalation phase, following diplomatic efforts led by Germany and the US. However, the geopolitical situation in the East Mediterranean remains difficult, with the ongoing Libyan civil war, Russia’s presence in Syria and Libya, the crumbling of the Turkish economy, and the recent military agreement between Turkey and Albania. Turkish dictatorship, driven by a mix of nationalism, neo-Ottomanism, and a ‘lebensraum’ concept has emerged as a permanent destabilizing factor in the East Mediterranean. Further provocations by the Turkish navy are to be expected.
#TurkishNavy #TurkishDictatorship #TurkishNationalism #TurkeyGreece
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Opening Address - The Effects of COVID-19 on the Eastern Med
Air Cdre (Ret) Andrew Lambert
The Effects of the COVID-19 on the Eastern Mediterranean
May 27, 2020
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COVID-19 Effects on Regional Security and Cooperation
Col (res) Dr Eran Lerman
The Effects of the COVID-19 on the Eastern Mediterranean
May 27, 2020
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U.S. Policy Towards Eastern Med Security
Sherle Schwenninger
The Effects of the COVID-19 on the Eastern Mediterranean
May 27, 2020
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U.S. Policy Towards East Med Natural Gas Developments
Sherle Schwenninger
The Effects of the COVID-19 on the Eastern Mediterranean
May 27, 2020
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