Towards a new confrontation in the Black Sea?
Towards a new confrontation in the Black Sea?
Author(s): Iulian FotaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Summary/Abstract: For Russia, the Black Sea has always been an important region. Russia’s status as a European power depends on the way it exerts control over it. The illegal annexation of Crimea brought multiple geopolitical advantages to Moscow, helping the Kremlin speed up its plans to expand the Black Sea Fleet and turning Crimea into a strategic outpost of Russia.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 03+04 (22)
- Page Range: 36-40
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
