Competing Oil Interests and the Strategic Challenge of the Eastern Mediterranean
Jack Harding Head of Political Risk On Wednesday this week (20th March), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit Jerusalem as part of a trip that will also include visits to Lebanon and Kuwait. While in Israel, Pompeo will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Cypriot and Greek leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Alex Tsipras. Pompeo’s visit has attracted criticism that the US is attempting to influence the outcome of the elections…