1.0OCEAN4FUTUREhttps://www.ocean4future.org/savetheoceanAndrea Mucedolahttps://www.ocean4future.org/savetheocean/archives/author/andrea-mucedolarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X1jn6WMJRY"><a href="https://www.ocean4future.org/savetheocean/archives/2800">Malta and its importance in the Mediterranean Sea: past and today</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ocean4future.org/savetheocean/archives/2800/embed#?secret=X1jn6WMJRY" width="600" height="338" title="“Malta and its importance in the Mediterranean Sea: past and today” — OCEAN4FUTURE" data-secret="X1jn6WMJRY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ocean4future.org/savetheocean/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.ocean4future.org/savetheocean/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1280px-La-valletta-malta-St_Sebastian_Curtain-wikipedia-free-e1761931209656.jpg640427The importance of Malta during the Second World War has been quoted many times. Actually this statement is quite reductive and should be revamped. These small islands, in the middle of the Eastern Mediterranean sea, have been crossroads of shipping and political interest for more than 30 centuries and are still contributing to the stability…