EU - Energy Security Alternatives

Here is a look at what the European Union is contemplating to bolster its energy security and minimize the impact of future conflicts as it turns to Gulf states and India.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed renewed interest in what is known as the India-Middle-East-Europe Economic Corridor.

While the EU itself has supported IMEC through a memorandum of understanding, only a handful of its 27 member states are formal signatories. But behind the scenes, political commitment to IMEC is strong, according to a high-ranking EU diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to disclose the contents of confidential discussions.

IMEC would pass through Israel and enjoys its support. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year said he had spoken with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi about IMEC, calling it “a very revolutionary and transformative development that we want to bring into place.”

Another project is the Great Seas Interconnector, an EU-backed electricity cable envisioned to stretch 1,208 kilometers (750 miles) to connect the power grids of continental Europe with EU member Cyprus and eventually Israel.

-apnews.com, 17 June 2026

Commentary: Energy—be it coal, oil, gas, nuclear, or renewables—is the key to the immediate future of planet earth. The industrialization of the nations simply requires energy security.

It was clear that the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran had consequences for virtually the entire world. Quite naturally, alternative routes are being explored and built to guarantee energy supply. Interestingly, Israel is named in this link.

Spiritually speaking, it is of interest that Israel is the source of the oil from above, and the issue here is the oil from below. Viewed from prophetic perspectives, we see Israel as an important link in the chain. This is apparent from the desire expressed in their declaration of rebirth on 14 May 1948, appealing to the United Nations “to admit Israel into the family of nations.”

But there is more, which goes back over 3,000 years. We read in 1 Samuel 8:4-5: “Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

(See The Israel Decree, Item #2433, $8.99.)