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Strategic Challenges for the Black Sea Region after the Pandemic
Strategic Challenges for the Black Sea Region after the Pandemic

Author(s): Antonia Colibășanu
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, International relations/trade, Health and medicine and law, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: Black Sea region; cargo shipping trade; crisis patterns; COVID-19 geopolitics;

Summary/Abstract: The Black Sea Region is a global node of trade and traffic, which makes it useful for forecasting regional stability. While we usually look at the power play in the borderlands to understand the features of the region and indicate the sources for new risks, considering hybrid warfare characteristics, this method becomes obsolete when global events strike. This is why an analysis of the patterns in maritime traffic while also considering those related to security may tell of initial challenges that the region will face post the current pandemic. Such an approach also concludes on potential regional trends, considering the fluid borderline environment.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 14 (28)
  • Page Range: 51-62
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English