ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is not to recapitulate in detail the main points raised in each of the earlier chapters. The intention, rather, is to focus on examining the prospects for NATO’s Mediterranean Initiative, bearing in mind the current situation in the Mediterranean. The assumption, here, is that in the foreseeable future there will be no major crisis in the Mediterranean and that the conflict in Kosovo will not result in a larger Balkan war. It is important to bear in mind, however, that an outbreak of hostilities between Turkey and Greece could seriously damage the Mediterranean Initiative. A complete collapse of the Middle East peace process would probably result in the freezing of the NATO-Mediterranean dialogue.
