UKRAINE AND NEW SECURITY PARADIGM FOR THE WIDER BLACK SEA REGION
Journal: Globalization and Business
Year: 2022

Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine initiated in February 2022 serves as a definitive break in the security of the wider Black Sea region. This article first explains the problem the region is currently facing and calls for a new concept to ensure the collective West’s more active presence in this geographic area. The strategy should also involve measures to contain a more aggressive Russia. It will be argued that Russia is unlikely to abstain from further destabilizing the Black Sea region and