East Med partnership in US interest

The Eastern Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) of Israel, Cyprus, Greece and now also America has become a major guardian of US security interests at the intersection of three regions of international concern - the Middle East, the Balkans and North Africa. We know we can count on these three other EMP countries as they have tirelessly "had our back," a characteristic unique for that region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently referred to the EMP as "one of the best regional associations in the world."
In late March in Jerusalem, at the sixth trilateral summit of Israel, Cyprus and Greece, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's participation marked the first time the US joined the initiative. Secretary Pompeo and former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs Wess Mitchell have realized that a close and active US relationship with Israel, Cyprus...