Russia's Strategy in the Black Sea

Its goals include warding off any threat from NATO, either to the Russian heartland or its strategic bastion in Crimea. It also wants to ...

What makes the Black Sea so strategically important? - Defense News

Russia regularly sends its ships and submarines in and out of the sea, surging forces there or sending its Black Sea Fleet into the ...

Understanding Russia's War on Ukraine Starts with Understanding ...

An important piece of Moscow's strategy in challenging the West included reestablishing Russia's position on the Black Sea, which the Russian ...

Strategic Culture and Geography: Russia's Southern Seas after ...

Russia's annexation of Crimea and modernization of the Black Sea Fleet have transformed its strategic position in the Black Sea. Russia's attempts to achieve ...

How geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is redefining regional ...

Its immediate objective is to cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea coast, secure the land connection with Crimea, and establish control over Odesa ...

A security strategy for the Black Sea - Atlantic Council

Moscow is determined not to cede occupied areas, as its possession ensures sea control over Ukraine's Black Sea coastline and serves as a ...

A Russian Lake: Has the West Ceded the Black Sea to Russia?

But in what is quite obviously a largely maritime war,2 Russia appears to be achieving its strategic aims despite these tactical setbacks.

Staying afloat: How the EU can navigate the Black Sea to counter ...

The Black Sea's strategic importance is increasingly evident in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. Russia's weakening military ...

Russia's Naval Strategy in the Mediterranean

The Russian Navy has sought to establish credible maritime conventional deterrence versus NATO through the combination of air defenses and cruise missile– ...

Russia's Militarization of the Black Sea - CEPA

Russia has used the Black Sea to achieve its strategic aims and military operations in Libya and across Africa. Despite its rapidly ...

How can NATO improve its security strategy in the Black Sea?

The significant degradation by Ukraine of Russia's naval assets in the Black Sea over the last year, may suggest a diminished Russian naval ...

The Black Sea Thread in Russian Foreign Policy

It establishes a historically rooted pattern in Russian strategy tied to the region that runs through most recent acts of Russian aggression against its ...

Balance of power in the Black Sea shifts to Turkey - GIS Reports

A major consequence of Russia's strategic miscalculation in attacking Ukraine is unfolding in the Black Sea. Turkey stands to be its ...

A Security Strategy for the Black Sea - RAND

Russian aggression in the Black Sea region threatens the security of every Black Sea state and the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole, as well ...

Toward a NATO Black Sea strategy | Middle East Institute

Allies must integrate into their Black Sea strategy a toolkit for countering Iran's and Russia's standoff capabilities in the region. Key ...

What you need to know about security in the Black Sea

The Black Sea holds tremendous strategic importance amid the war between Russia and Ukraine and also promises economic opportunity for surrounding nations.

U.S. Official Looks to Deter Russia in Black Sea Region

The Black Sea is a crucial crossroads for the world and one that is critically challenged, said Mara Karlin, assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans ...

Lessons from Ukraine in the Black Sea | Wilson Center

Drawing on its strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet that have forced the end of the Russian blockade, Ukraine has begun using its southern ports ...

A New Strategy for the Black Sea | Lawfare

The initiative permits Russia to inspect ships arriving at three Ukrainian ports to ensure they are not delivering arms, and then—once loaded— ...

Full article: Interpreting Russian aims to control the Black Sea region ...

This is the second article in a study examining the influence of naval geostrategy as a driver influencing Russian policy and military strategy in the Black ...