Issue 62

Is the Mediterranean Still Geo-strategically Essential?

Mediterranean geography always ensures it will be as important as in ancient times.

32%

Turkey-Greece, Israel-Palestine, China’s Silk Road/Harbors, Syria-ISIS-Hezbollah, remind us why the Mediterranean is critical.

48%

The Cold War is over and the U.S. is energy independent, so the Mediterranean is declining in relevance.

13%

The Mediterranean is now as important or not important as the Baltic or South Atlantic.

0%

Power has shifted to Asia, so the Mediterranean is a fossilized lake of little or no interest to the U.S.

6%