Black Sea Battleground
identifies and analyzes the key elements of a comprehensive US strategy for dealing with the cauldron of geopolitical and military competition in the Black Sea region.
CONTENTS:
Introduction—
the Editor.
Seven Years of Deadlock: Why Ukraine’s Military Reforms Have Gone Nowhere, and How the US Should Respond—
G. Grant.
Blind, Confuse, and Demoralize: Russian Electronic Warfare Operations in Donbas—
S. Sukhankin.
Guardian of the Danube: Romania's Mixed Progress in Implementing a Black Sea Strategy—
G. Visan.
Bulgaria's Black Sea Dilemma: NATO Ally or Russian Gateway?—
V.R. Ratchev and T. Tagarev.
Water Crises and the Looming Ecological Catastrophe in Occupied Crimea and Devastated Donbas—
A. Hurska.
Vulnerable Arteries: Severe Challenges to the Security of Ukraine's Internal Waterways—
A. Ryzhenko.
Neutrality with No Guarantees: The Evolution of Moldova's Defense and Security Policies—
D. Minzarari.
Referee and Goalkeeper of the Turkish Straits: The Relevance and Strategic Implications of the Montreux Convention for Conflict in the Black Sea—
J.C.K. Daly.
Arsenal of Empire: Russian Naval Construction in Crimea and Its Implications for Black Sea Security—
I. Kabanenko.
Turkish Drone Strategy in the Black Sea Region and Beyond—
C. Kasapoglu.