International Relations in the Mediterranean Region

Political Challenges and Global Dynamics
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-18288-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in International Relations

This book focuses on the Mediterranean as a distinct geopolitical area, which remains understudied in International Relations. It examines the political, economic, environmental, social, and security challenges, as well as the global dynamics that influence the region's status. The Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding areas are of vital importance to the stability of the international order. The Mediterranean environment serves as the stage for the convergence of three major regions: Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, where the leading Western powers, emerging nations, and key actors from the Global South intersect. The discipline of International Relations encompasses numerous debates on the world's major regions. However, the Mediterranean area is rarely addressed as a specific topic of scholarly discussion, often ignoring the close and intense connections that exist within the Mediterranean basin. This edited volume analyses the complex context of this strategic environment and its global impact.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hernández Martínez, David

Martini, Alice

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Main topics on the regional agenda.- Chapter 1. Political and social crisis in the Mediterranean.- Chapter 2. Conflicts and rising tensions in the Mediterranean.- Chapter 3. Migration flows and border controls in the Mediterranean
Chapter 4. Development and economic growth in the Mediterranean.- Chapter 5. Climate change and energy in the Mediterranean.- Part II: Main international actors in the Mediterranean.- Chapter 6. Regional powers in the MENA region
Chapter 7. EU policy towards the Mediterranean.- Chapter 8. United States and NATO in the Mediterranean security
Chapter 9. The emerging power of China in the Mediterranean.- Chapter 10. Russia's foreign policy towards the Mediterranean.

Über Autor(innen)

David Hernández Martínez is a Lecturer in the International Relations Department, Complutense University of Madrid. He is member of the Complutense Research Group on Peace and International Security. He is part of the international relations working group of the Complutense Institute of Administrative Science (ICCA). His main areas of research are regional dynamics in the Middle East, Spain's foreign policy towards the Arab world, and international conflict and security.

Alice Martini is a Lecturer in the International Relations Department, Complutense University of Madrid. She is member of the Complutense Research Group on Peace and International Security. She is part of working groups in the European International Studies Association (EISA), the International Studies Association (ISA) and the British International Studies Association (BISA). Her main areas of research are international security and international relations theory.