The book by a team of Russian scholars is exploring the complexity of legal, political, military and economic aspects of international relations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Considering the interests and ambitions of various regional and global players, the authors attempt to comprehensively analyze causes and consequences of the formation of the Eastern Mediterranean as a special political subregion, as a cross point of Europe and the Middle East, binded together by geography, boundaries, energy, transportation routes and a search for security. The analysis of the overall EastMed regional trends is combined with the study of separate cases.

The book may draw the attention of professionals and a much broader audience; it can be used for the educational purposes.