🚨 THIS TURKEY–LIBYA STORY IS MUCH BIGGER THAN IT IS BEING TREATED Libya’s parliament has now ratified the controversial Turkey–Libya maritime agreement, drawing an asserted maritime corridor across the Eastern Mediterranean that Greece, Cyprus and the EU say violates the sovereign rights of other states. But look at the bigger strategic picture. Hormuz. Bab el-Mandeb. Now the Eastern Mediterranean. Three of the waterways and maritime approaches most critical to the movement of energy, commerce and military power are increasingly becoming arenas of confrontation involving Islamist or Iranian-aligned powers. And this time, one of the principal actors is Turkey — a NATO member. The Turkey–Libya agreement does not itself give Ankara the legal right to stop ships crossing the Mediterranean. But it dramatically strengthens Turkey’s claim to maritime jurisdiction across an area connecting the Turkish and Libyan coasts — directly challenging Greece and Cyprus and potentially affecting energy exploration, pipelines, undersea infrastructure and future naval freedom of action. For Israel, this should be a strategic warning. To our south, access through the Red Sea already depends on an increasingly contested Bab el-Mandeb. To our west, Turkey possesses one of the strongest navies and air forces in the region and is steadily expanding its military reach in Libya. Israel, Greece and Cyprus therefore need to think about the Eastern Mediterranean not simply as an energy partnership — but increasingly as a shared maritime-security theater. The question is no longer only who owns the gas. It is who will guarantee freedom of movement in the Eastern Mediterranean when the regional balance of power is tested.