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The discovery of major energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean has raised the region’s importance to consumers in primarily Europe. The promise of wealth and energy security is driving competition and cooperation between littoral states and great powers. An unexpected success story is a partnership between Egyptian and Israeli private energy companies. Although a deal was signed in February 2018 to export gas from the Middle East to North Africa, complications have caused delays. Recent events, however, have led to a breakthrough and the resumption…