Blue Black Sea : new dimensions of history, security, politics, strategy, energy and economy /
Blue Black Sea : new dimensions of history, security, politics, strategy, energy and economy /
edited by Giray Saynur Bozkurt.
- 1 online resource (ix, 528 pages)
"This volume is a collection of papers that were originally presented during international congresses entitled "Blue Black Sea: New Dimensions of Security, Politics, Strategy, Energy, History and Economy" held at the International Relations Department of Sakarya University on 14-17 October 2008 and 10-13 October 2010"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references.
List of contents; list of tables; list of figures; preface; introduction; part i: history; chapter one -- a glance at the history of the black sea region; chapter two -- the black sea and the balkans under ottoman rule; chapter three -- the preconditions of ethnic-political conflicts in georgia; part ii: security; part four -- the security policy of the caucasus nations in the new security environment; chapter five -- the georgia-russia conflict as an example of interdependence in world politics. Chapter six -- the roles of the ukraine and the eu in settling the russian-georgian conflict in the caucasuschapter seven -- the security policies of turkey and russia towards abkhazia and the internal georgian conflict ; chapter eight -- background to the hostilities between armenia and azerbaijan; chapter nine -- black sea regional security after 9/11; chapter ten -- turkey's security strategies in the extended black sea region after september 11, 2001; chapter eleven -- the us military bases in romania and bulgaria and their possible implications for regional security. Chapter twelve -- security in the black sea region from a neorealist perspectivepart iii: international relations and strategy; chapter thirteen -- the black sea region; chapter fourteen -- regional cooperation efforts in the black sea region; chapter fifteen -- us interests in the wider black sea region; chapter sixteen -- us policies towards the black sea region; chapter seventeen -- the eu's black sea policy ; chapter eighteen -- relations between russia and turkey under the new conditions in the black sea and caucasus region. Chapter nineteen -- black sea regional policies of russia and the united states after september 11chapter twenty -- international organizational initiatives in the black sea region; chapter twenty-one -- the role of mediators in settling conflicts in the black sea region; part iv: energy; chapter twenty-two -- the geopolitics of energy in the black sea context; chapter twenty-three -- energy politics in the black sea region; chapter twenty-four -- energy as a foreign policy tool in the wider black sea region; chapter twenty-five -- the role of azerbaijan in eu energy security. Chapter twenty-six -- the nexus between the energy pipeline contest and security in the black sea regionchapter twenty-seven -- policies around the btc pipeline; chapter twenty-eight -- gazprom; chapter twenty-nine -- domestic supply of natural gas and oil in relation to total energy demand in turkey; part v: economy; chapter thirty -- enhancing security and stability in the black sea region through economic cooperation; chapter thirty-one -- analyses of the banking sector in the black sea region countries and turkey; chapter thirty-two -- a handicap to regional economic cooperation; contributors.
This book presents the opinions of experts and researchers from the Black Sea states with respect to history, security, politics, strategy, energy, and economy in the region, and explains various dimensions of the present international relations and problem areas from both theoretical and conceptual perspectives. Offering the reader a comprehensive approach that covers a wide range of affairs, it is hoped that this book will fill an important gap in international relations studies. While the ...
9781443864756 (electronic bk.) 1443864757 (electronic bk.)
9781443864756 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
017924302 Uk
History.
Political science & theory.
Regional studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Internationale Politik
Politik
Wirtschaft
Black Sea Region--Congresses.
Black Sea Region.
Schwarzmeer-Gebiet
Electronic books.
Kongress--Adapazarı--2010.
Conference papers and proceedings.
DS51.B57 / B58 2008eb
327
"This volume is a collection of papers that were originally presented during international congresses entitled "Blue Black Sea: New Dimensions of Security, Politics, Strategy, Energy, History and Economy" held at the International Relations Department of Sakarya University on 14-17 October 2008 and 10-13 October 2010"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references.
List of contents; list of tables; list of figures; preface; introduction; part i: history; chapter one -- a glance at the history of the black sea region; chapter two -- the black sea and the balkans under ottoman rule; chapter three -- the preconditions of ethnic-political conflicts in georgia; part ii: security; part four -- the security policy of the caucasus nations in the new security environment; chapter five -- the georgia-russia conflict as an example of interdependence in world politics. Chapter six -- the roles of the ukraine and the eu in settling the russian-georgian conflict in the caucasuschapter seven -- the security policies of turkey and russia towards abkhazia and the internal georgian conflict ; chapter eight -- background to the hostilities between armenia and azerbaijan; chapter nine -- black sea regional security after 9/11; chapter ten -- turkey's security strategies in the extended black sea region after september 11, 2001; chapter eleven -- the us military bases in romania and bulgaria and their possible implications for regional security. Chapter twelve -- security in the black sea region from a neorealist perspectivepart iii: international relations and strategy; chapter thirteen -- the black sea region; chapter fourteen -- regional cooperation efforts in the black sea region; chapter fifteen -- us interests in the wider black sea region; chapter sixteen -- us policies towards the black sea region; chapter seventeen -- the eu's black sea policy ; chapter eighteen -- relations between russia and turkey under the new conditions in the black sea and caucasus region. Chapter nineteen -- black sea regional policies of russia and the united states after september 11chapter twenty -- international organizational initiatives in the black sea region; chapter twenty-one -- the role of mediators in settling conflicts in the black sea region; part iv: energy; chapter twenty-two -- the geopolitics of energy in the black sea context; chapter twenty-three -- energy politics in the black sea region; chapter twenty-four -- energy as a foreign policy tool in the wider black sea region; chapter twenty-five -- the role of azerbaijan in eu energy security. Chapter twenty-six -- the nexus between the energy pipeline contest and security in the black sea regionchapter twenty-seven -- policies around the btc pipeline; chapter twenty-eight -- gazprom; chapter twenty-nine -- domestic supply of natural gas and oil in relation to total energy demand in turkey; part v: economy; chapter thirty -- enhancing security and stability in the black sea region through economic cooperation; chapter thirty-one -- analyses of the banking sector in the black sea region countries and turkey; chapter thirty-two -- a handicap to regional economic cooperation; contributors.
This book presents the opinions of experts and researchers from the Black Sea states with respect to history, security, politics, strategy, energy, and economy in the region, and explains various dimensions of the present international relations and problem areas from both theoretical and conceptual perspectives. Offering the reader a comprehensive approach that covers a wide range of affairs, it is hoped that this book will fill an important gap in international relations studies. While the ...
9781443864756 (electronic bk.) 1443864757 (electronic bk.)
9781443864756 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
017924302 Uk
History.
Political science & theory.
Regional studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Internationale Politik
Politik
Wirtschaft
Black Sea Region--Congresses.
Black Sea Region.
Schwarzmeer-Gebiet
Electronic books.
Kongress--Adapazarı--2010.
Conference papers and proceedings.
DS51.B57 / B58 2008eb
327