loading . . . Why a Brussels–Nicosia–Eastern Mediterranean strategic affairs platform would benefit the European Union Recent diplomatic strains have once again demonstrated the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's traded oil passes. Any disruption to this key maritime chokepoint has immediate implications regarding global energy markets, European industrial competitiveness, and economic stability, writes Stavros Papagianneas, author of Embracing Chaos (2021), Rebranding Europe (2024) […] https://www.eureporter.co/world/euro-mediterranean-relations/2026/07/17/why-a-brussels-nicosia-eastern-mediterranean-strategic-affairs-platform-would-benefit-the-european-union/