A Gulf-Levant-Europe corridor with a stable diplomatic, financial and defence foundation could be complementary to the Strait of Hormuz and a viable alternative in the future in case of geopolitical tensions, but will need time to be built, delegates at a top security conference heard yesterday.
Speaking at a special plenary session titled ‘The Eastern Mediterranean: Continental Crossroads and Bridge to the Gulf’, panellists also highlighted how the security architecture in the Arabian Gulf is being rebuilt, with the R4 (Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan) taking on a unified role, negotiating with the E3 (UK, France, Germany) plus Italy .
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