Cleopatra Kitti analyzes how the strategic contest in the Eastern Mediterranean is moving away from overt displays of hard power toward a more subtle struggle over capital flows, infrastructure choices, and governance frameworks as the factors that ultimately determine which legal claims acquire enduring weight.

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Publication: 01/02/2026 To Vima International Edition
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How Washington is rewriting the power game in the Eastern Mediterranean
Cleopatra Kitti Senior Policy Advisor; Founder of the Mediterranean Growth Initiative