Turkey’s Black Sea Predicament: Challenging or Accommodating Russia?
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2018

This article seeks to explore the development&amp;amp;nbsp;of the new security environment in the&amp;amp;nbsp;Black Sea and its implications for the&amp;amp;nbsp;future of regional dialogue&amp;amp;nbsp; between Turkey&amp;amp;nbsp;and Russia. The radically altered strategic&amp;amp;nbsp;balance in the Black Sea after the Russian-Georgian war in 2008 and Russia’s&amp;amp;nbsp;annexation of&amp;amp;nbsp; Crimea in 2014 have&amp;amp;nbsp;urged Turkish policymakers to revise their&amp;amp;nbsp;tra