The Eastern Mediterranean Is Sinking Under Its Own Wealth (-en -LR)
This video offers a critical geopolitical perspective on the ongoing struggle for the region:
The Power Paradox: The wealth beneath the surface is meant for prosperity, but the surface is dominated by political darkness, militarization, and the erosion of sovereignty by foreign powers and corporate giants.
The New Rules of the Game: Geopolitical maps are being rewritten not by legal principles but by power. We examine how Turkey’s military projection, Greece’s multi-billion-euro arms contracts, and Cyprus’s vulnerable position create a landscape of faits accomplis.
The Arms Trade Cycle: The Mediterranean is now a showcase of military technology. We reveal how every crisis and tension point translates directly into new arms contracts, paid for by the very people who will never see the energy profits.
Neo-Colonialism & Misery: We look at the ultimate examples: Syria being carved up, Lebanon’s offshore deposits becoming bargaining chips, and Libya being fragmented. The money meant for development (healthcare, education) is siphoned into frigates and missiles.
The Overseers: Analysis of the key actors’ roles: Egypt playing both the regional hub and the BRICS axis, Italy’s geopolitical activism, and the steady, quiet influence of Israel as the primary guardian of Western strategic corridors.
The Irony of Ownership: The wealth is already divided among corporations, protector states, and alliances. The tragedy is that the people who rightfully deserve the wealth will be left with permanent poverty when the gas is gone.
The Eastern Mediterranean’s greatest curse will not be state tensions—it will be the fact that its wealth never reaches its people.
Do you believe the people of the Eastern Mediterranean will ever benefit from this wealth? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇