Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Multiple Drivers, Uncertain Outcomes
American fatigue in the Middle East from 15 years of conflict and a genuine lack of clarity regarding U.S....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Multiple Drivers, Uncertain Outcomes
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Black Sea Strategy Papers
Russia’s Foray into the Balkans: Who Is Really to Blame?
“There are three hundred million of us,” people in Montenegro once boasted. “Together with the Russians,” they would hasten...
Ukraine and Chinese Investment: Caution Amid Potential?
As Ukraine’s recent economic difficulties persist—the country registered a modest growth rate of 2.3% in 2016, and painful IMF-mandated...
Turkey’s Black Sea Policy: Navigating between Russia and the West
The heart of distrust Ankara feels towards the West lies in an existential issue: Western tolerance, and at times...
Can China Help GUAM Diversify Away from Russia?
Established in 1997, GUAM—a platform named after its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova and originally created to improve...
The Changing Geopolitics of Natural Gas in the Black Sea Region
Russian dominance over natural gas deliveries into Europe has been weakening, thanks in large part to the new ways...
Russia’s Black Sea Strategy: Restoring Great Power Status
The importance of the Black Sea region to Russian security has risen over the past decade from an area...
The Black Sea as a Battleground for Information Warfare: A View from Bucharest
Most countries in Southeastern Europe consider the Black Sea a more reliable ally than one another. This attitude speaks...
Crimea and the Art of Non-Recognition: A Baltic Analogy
Throughout his campaign, transition, and brief tenure in the White House, President Donald Trump has made no secret of...
Why the Black Sea?
When Americans think about the world, they divide it into discrete regions: Europe, spanning from Norway to Greece; the...