Dr. Cyril Widdershoven, Author at Strategy International

16 Oct 23

Hamas attack opens up Pandora’s box, energy and maritime security at risk

Israel’s war with Hamas will have a regional impact, as it involves also Iran’s proxies . Risks to energy infrastructure is clear, while global energy markets at risk.

30 May 23

Are Middle East Hydrogen Strategies fundamental for the global supply chain?

The Middle East is emerging as a global hotspot for green hydrogen. Economics and markets however will collide with geopolitics.

29 Sep 22

Strategy for Disaster? EU market interference and Russia’s energy war will boomerang!

EU president Von der Leyen’s energy market proposals will hit back as a boomerang. A reassessment of energy supply and demand should be put in place, while recapturing the need for a stronger energy mix, including hydrocarbons and nuclear. Current market restructuring dangerous for EU’s energy and economic security.

27 Jul 22

European Ukraine-cohesion threatened by Putin’s “Gas-mailing”!

Russia’s use of its energy exports, as seen by Nordstream1, is putting European cohesion under pressure. Weaponization of energy supplies is Moscow’s strongest weapon to hold Europe’s future long-term.

10 Mar 22

Energy Geopolitics After Ukraine?

The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is still unclear, as long as the final outcome is still undecided. Putin’s decision to combine his grandeur Greater Russia strategies with a weaponization of the global energy system

01 Aug 19

East Med Gas Forum Meeting Cairo: From Regional Energy Integration to Security?

The EMGF meeting comes at a pivotal moment as a military confrontation is looming in the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan has sent several drilling ships to operate in the zone, which is according to maritime law Cypriot, but disputed by Ankara

08 Apr 19

East Med Future Under Pressure of Washington and Ankara

The Future of the East Med is not a new discussion or phenomenon. As Dr. Cyril projects the US stepped up collaboration and support for energy security whilst also geostrategic change and a new landscape coming through. What are the new spheres of influence is distinctive not only in 2022,…

01 Apr 19

Birdseye View Necessary for Security Strategy East Med. US Involvement a Double-sided Sword?

As already indicated by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Washington’s official push is to assist East Mediterranean countries, to start by Cyprus, to export its gas to Europe. The US official indicated several time that the push for East Med gas to the EU is to lessen the latter’s…

01 Mar 19

New Security Structure East Med Needed, New Powers Defy NATO Option?

The East Med region, currently fully on the front pages of the international media due to the ongoing offshore gas discoveries in Egypt, Israel and Cyprus, is undergoing radical change.

08 Nov 18

East Mediterranean Energy Security Heading for Confrontation

The multitude of offshore gas discoveries in the East Mediterranean have attracted regional cooperation & economic relations. However, maritime disputes & power projections of the main parties -Turkey, Greece & Cyprus- could lead to military confrontations

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Dr. Cyril Widdershoven