Europe Wavers as the Mediterranean Looks East

As Europe turns inward to solve its economic crisis, Mediterranean countries such as Turkey and others are starting to look eastwards for new opportunities. Increasingly, China, Japan, and India are perceived as the investors and partners of the future. Competition between Asian powers, particularly China and Japan, is playing itself out in Europe already. Asia will never replace Europe as the Mediterranean’s main partner, nor will the inverse be the case. However, each will increasingly be watching the other.