Why has the Libya-Turkiye maritime deal stirred controversy?

Libya’s eastbound parliament has walked backmost its objection to an statement with Turkiye, demarcating boundaries successful the Mediterranean Sea.

Its rival administration, the internationally recognised Government of National Unity, signed the woody 7 years ago.

The ratification has revived a simmering quality implicit exploring a perchance gas-rich region. Greece, Cyprus and Egypt were speedy to object, with Athens referring the contented to the UN Security Council.

They accidental Libya and Turkiye are ignoring their sovereign rights.

So what are the geopolitical implications of this woody successful the eastbound Mediterranean?

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom

Guests:

Sinan Ulgen – Chairman of the Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies

Maria Gavouneli – Professor of planetary instrumentality astatine the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Tarek Megerisi – Director of Informmi, a geopolitical probe and advisory firm