The Black Sea region has once again become a significant theater of geopolitical conflict, most dramatically as it has emerged as a battlefield in Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression. The authors of The Contested Black Sea Region shed light on the current state of affairs by exploring key events and issues from the post-Soviet opening of the 1990s to the regional dynamics of the 2020s.
Rick Fawn is professor of international relations at the University of St Andrews. Jason Bruder is adjunct professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
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"A timely, penetrating analysis of Russia's strategy, the disparate policies of Ukraine, Türkiye, and Georgia, and the roles of NATO and the European Union in the Black Sea area.... It also illuminates the scope for a Euro-Atlantic strategy to counter Russian malign influence and aggression and address enduring political, security, economic, and energy challenges in this critical region." —Stephen J. Flanagan, Georgetown University
"This timely book draws attention to one of the world's most important and least understood maritime regions.... It is a readable, accessible portal into the complexities of relations in and between Black Sea riparian communities." —Edith W. Clowes, University of Virginia
