The Eastern Mediterranean region, where east, west, north and south converge, and the birthplace of the three main monotheistic world religions, is, from a geopolitical point of view, a separate subsystem. At the crossroads of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, the East Mediterranean’s geopolitics include not only regional actors but also others located in competitive concentric circles: the United States, the Russian Federation and the European Union. The area is also a part of two major geostrategic triangles, one completed in the north and northeast with the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, and another to the south and southeast with the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.