| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 40 pages) : map |
| Contents |
Introduction. -- Russia's revisionist challenge. -- The perspectives of Black Sea littoral states, Turkey, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria. -- Toward a new U.S. Black Sea strategy. -- Conclusion. -- About the authors. -- Endnotes |
| Summary |
The Black Sea region (BSR) has become a central fault line in the strategic competition between Russia and the West. It is also the crossroads for a security space that encompasses the South Caucasus, eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and the Western Balkans and an important transit node between Europe and Asia. The war in Ukraine is forcing the United States and NATO to devote more attention to the region. Based on field work throughout the Black Sea region, the authors conclude that an effective U.S. strategy should: further strengthen the U.S. presence across the region through force deployments, weapons sales, investments, and diplomatic engagements; bolster NATO’s eastern front while enhancing flexible and “minilateral” cooperation among allies and partners, including with Ukraine; seek a new equilibrium with the region’s most potent ally, Turkey, while reassuring other regional states worried about Turkish ambitions; prioritize democratic resilience among vulnerable frontline states inside and outside of NATO; and support and secure projects to enhance regional connectivity that bypass Russia |
| Notes |
"A report of the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program"--Title page |
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"February 2023"--Title page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-40) |
| Notes |
"This report is made possible by support from the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the National Defense University." |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (CSIS, viewed February 3, 2023) |
| Subject |
Security, International -- Black Sea region
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International relations
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Security, International
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Strategic aspects of individual places
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| SUBJECT |
Black Sea region -- Strategic aspects
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United States -- Relations -- Black Sea region
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| Subject |
Black Sea Region
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mankoff, Jeffrey, author
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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