In the mind of Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio looked carefully at the map of the Eastern Mediterranean spread across his desk. He focused his gaze on Greece and Cyprus circled in thick black marker and nodded condescendingly. He stood up and shook the hand of his colleague, Republican US Congressman Gus Bilirakis, who, together with members of the Greek-American lobby had visited him, in early 2019, to ensure his support for the emblematic - for both countries - East Med Act.

With this handshake, the man nominated to be the new US secretary of state by Donald Trump became one of the two main sponsors of the bill, formalizing the start of a partnership that led to important joint actions. However, the reason why he agreed was different from that of the other rapporteur, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. The two senators were looking at the same map, but seeing two completely different things. Menendez saw...