Comments on: Natural Gas Creating New Axes of Alliance Across Mediterranean https://www.greenprophet.com/2011/09/natural-gas-creating-new-axes-of-alliance-across-mediterranean/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kenan https://www.greenprophet.com/2011/09/natural-gas-creating-new-axes-of-alliance-across-mediterranean/#comment-21812 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:46:33 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=53952#comment-21812 How do you figure that “tapping into 5% of its solar resources” equates to Turkey’s total energy demand? First and foremost, how much investment is needed to “tap” 5% of solar energy potential? Can turkey afford it right now? How long would it take Turkey to build such infrastructure? Who will provide credit for the project given the worldwide balance sheet deleveraging taking place? If you can answer these to questions then write a letter to Erdogan. He is one of the smartest, principled and down to earth politicians that is currently in power. And just out of curiosity, how much of its own solar resources is Israel currently “tap”ping into?

Viable energy resources while certainly a large part of any country’s foreign policy is not the most important consideration in the case of Turkey. Azerbaijan can/does supply any energy needs that Turkey does/will need. The Turkish-Egyptian maneuvering in the Mediterranean is an extension of their larger geo-political vision for the future of MENA. The worldwide geo-political and economical power is shifting away from the developed world (and Israel) towards the emerging nations/economies; arab uprising is only accelerating the MENA enclave of this transformation. Turkey is betting that Israel’s arrogance that has been exacerbated in the last 20 years if continued will result in isolation similar to that of Armenia. I am not sure that is the best path for Turkey to take, but a path nevertheless. Natural gas resources between Cypress and Israel are an insignificant part of this fiasco.

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