The Contested Black Sea Region (Hardback)

The Black Sea region has once again become a significant theater of geopolitical conflict, most dramatically as it has emerged as a battlefield in Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression. The authors of The Contested Black Sea Region shed light on the current state of affairs by exploring key events and issues from the post-Soviet opening of the 1990s to the regional dynamics of the 2020s.

CONTENTS:  The Black Sea in an Era of Contestation—R. Fawn and J. Bruder.Days of Hope and Open Doors: The Optimistic 1990s in a Changing Region—R. Fawn and J. Bruder.Taking to the Global Stage: Ukraine's Foreign and Security Policy—S. Pifer.Novorossiya Fever Dream: Russia's Strategy and Plans for the Future—J. Mankoff.Türkiye's Balanced Neutrality: Keeping the Black Sea Calm—A. Stein.From Euro-Atlantic Anchor to Regional Bystander: Georgia's Shifting Posture—N. Sabanadze and T. Giuashvili.NATO's Changing Role: An Increased but Uncertain Regional Profile—J. Bruder and R. Fawn.Contesting European Space: EU and Russian Geopolitical Imaginaries in the Eastern Neighborhood and the Black Sea—M.R. Freire and L. Simão.The Danube as a Strategic Gateway: Options Under War Constraints—A. Colibășanu.The Black Sea: Energy Tensions in Murky Waters—J.M. Roberts.Black Sea Pasts and Futures—R. Fawn and J. Bruder.