Europe and the Black Sea Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Europe and the Black Sea Region write by Dominik Gutmeyr. This book was released on 2019-05. Europe and the Black Sea Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the scientific study of the Black Sea Region began in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, initially commissioned by adjacent powers such as the Habsburg and the Russian empires, this terra incognita was not yet considered part of Europe. The eighteen chapters of this volume show a broad range of thematic foci and theoretical approaches - the result of the enormous richness of the European macrocosm and the BSR. The microcosms of the many different case studies under scrutiny, however, demonstrate the historical dimension of exchange between the allegedly opposite poles of `East' and `West' and underscore the importance of mutual influences in the development of Europe and the BSR.
Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region
Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region write by Vsevolod Samokhvalov. This book was released on 2017-06-19. Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a detailed analysis of Russia’s ‘great power identity’ and the role of Europe in forming this identity. ‘Great power identity’ implies an expansionist foreign policy, and yet this does not explain all the complexities of the Russian state. For instance, it cannot explain why Russia decided to take over Crimea, but provided only limited support to break-away regions in Eastern Ukraine. Moreover, if Russia is in geo-economic competition with Europe, why has no serious conflict erupted between Moscow and other post-Soviet states which developed closer ties with the EU? Finally, why does Putin maintain relationships with the European countries that imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia? Vsevolod Samokhvalov provides a more nuanced understanding of Russia’s great power identity by drawing on his experience in regional diplomacy and research and applying a constructivist methodology. The book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, in particular Russian-European relations, Russian foreign policy and Russian studies.
The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia
The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia write by Mariya Ivanova. This book was released on 2013-08-26. The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of the Black Sea region in the prehistoric period. The Black Sea is a key transitional zone between Europe, Central Asia, and the Near East, which has long been divided by politics, language, and traditional boundaries of scholarly disciplines. This book cuts across disciplines and combines sources published in Eastern European languages with Western scholarly literature to give the Black Sea its rightful place in contemporary archaeological discourse.
The Security Context in the Black Sea Region
The Security Context in the Black Sea Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Security Context in the Black Sea Region write by Dimitrios Triantaphyllou. This book was released on 2013-10-18. The Security Context in the Black Sea Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book on the security context in the Black Sea region is a timely endeavour and substantive contribution to understanding the state of play in the region and its linkages to the rest of the world. With contributions from analysts from Europe, the United States, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, the book provides a holistic perspective. Post-Cold War developments have increased interest in the Black Sea region and the role of the regional and extra-regional actors in its security issues: this volume examines the position of the United States; NATO’s involvement; the EU’s engagement; Russia and Turkey’s aspirations alongside the policies of the other states in the region as they seek a role for themselves. It illustrates and investigates key concerns such as security, energy and energy security, regionalism and good governance; and questions why a cooperative security framework (or other regional schemes which could accommodate the needs of all stakeholders) has to date never become a reality. This book adds to the growing body of research on the region, presenting the facts of the current situation and asking what can be done in the Black Sea region for it to survive given its precarious security environment. This book was published as a special issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.
The Black Sea Region and EU Policy
The Black Sea Region and EU Policy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Black Sea Region and EU Policy write by Carol Weaver. This book was released on 2016-03-23. The Black Sea Region and EU Policy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Black Sea region rarely hit the media headlines until the outbreak of war in Georgia in 2008, yet its importance as a focus of European Union (EU) external policy making had already been growing for several years. The area is fascinating and diverse, comprising both large and small states, with a mixture of democracies and more authoritarian regimes. Traditionally a central foreign policy concern for Russia and Turkey, since the end of the Cold War, the EU and the US have become increasingly involved in the many dimensions of Black Sea politics. This book brings together a broad range of specialists on the region to analyze the challenge of divergent agendas both within and outside the EU. More specifically it looks at how the EU's enlargement to include states on the Black Sea shore has brought about new external policies including the European Neighbourhood Policy, Black Sea Synergy and the Eastern Partnership, all representing subtly different aims and interests. The various sections in the book also examine regionalization, conflict resolution, security, relationships between the Black Sea's states and last but not least, the vital issue of energy which has begun to dominate the discussion of the region. Designed to further the debate on the future of EU policies for the Black Sea region, this book is an essential resource for researchers, students and others in search of a coherent picture of the inter-relationship of EU initiatives and policies in the region.
