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Security Policy of Turkey and Russia in the Black Sea Basin
Security Policy of Turkey and Russia in the Black Sea Basin

Author(s): Giray Saynur Bozkurt
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: The Black Sea; Turkey; Russia; BSEC; Security

Summary/Abstract: The Black Sea which had seen the struggle between the two blocks during the Cold War era, has later been an area of multilateral cooperation and conflict after the Cold War period. Black Sea that takes over by its security dimension after Russia’s leaving her policy of being indifferent to her “Near Abroad”, which was the followed policy immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has also been discussed by time at the international level in the field of energy. In this article, the importance of the Black Sea region, position of Russia in the post Cold War era, global change in the Black Sea region, regional security, Turkey and Russia and the U.S. regional policies, interests, and with this aspect Turkey and Russia’s goals and the new strategies are analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English