This article examines the impact of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the strategies of the United States, United Kingdom, France, NATO, and the European Union regarding the Black Sea region. The author highlights how the invasion has emphasized the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the international order. In addition to analyzing official state actions, the author explores the academic and intellectual discourse in the United States, United Kingdom, and France to assess the region’s strategic significance.
BT - Connections: The Quarterly Journal DA - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.22.3.01 IS - 3 LA - eng M3 - Journal Article N2 -This article examines the impact of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the strategies of the United States, United Kingdom, France, NATO, and the European Union regarding the Black Sea region. The author highlights how the invasion has emphasized the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the international order. In addition to analyzing official state actions, the author explores the academic and intellectual discourse in the United States, United Kingdom, and France to assess the region’s strategic significance.
PY - 2023 SE - 31 SP - 31 EP - 43 T2 - Connections: The Quarterly Journal TI - The Growing Western Interest in the Black Sea VL - 22 ER -