Black Sea
The EU’s renewed focus on the Black Sea has created an opportunity for Romania, Turkey and Ukraine to shape a stronger defense against Russia.
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September 25, 2025
An EU Security Base on the Black Sea
The EU’s renewed focus on the Black Sea has created an opportunity for Romania, Turkey and Ukraine to shape a stronger defense against Russia.
February 5, 2024
Black Sea Successes and Ukraine’s Path to Victory
Ukraine’s operational success in the Northwestern Black Sea offers a beacon of light which, with Western support, could chart the way to eventual victory over Russia.
January 18, 2024
Blockade-Busting Ukraine Proves the Experts Wrong
Russia’s all-out war of aggression against Ukraine has made many apparently reasonable assumptions seem foolish. The latest is Ukraine’s breach of the Russian Black Sea grain blockade.
November 30, 2023
Black Sea Demining Shows Path to Stronger Alliance
The State Department’s new Black Sea strategy is an opportunity to build closer cooperation between allies following Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
September 13, 2023
The Black Sea Peace Dividend — Gas, Gas, Gas
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is not just wreaking physical destruction on the region, it is also stalling the hugely promising energy potential of the Black Sea.
July 20, 2023
Russia Chooses to Starve the World’s Poor (Again)
The throttling of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports by Russia will harm people across the globe. Self-declared neutrals need to join the response to the Kremlin’s behavior.
May 30, 2023
Time to End Russia’s Black Sea Piracy
Russia’s unilateral Black Sea blockade violates freedom of navigation, threatens global food supplies, and is costing Ukraine and the West billions. It is time to end it.
April 25, 2023
Russia’s Lake: How to Liberate the Black Sea
NATO behaves as though it has few options to counter Russia’s imperious behavior in the Black Sea. This can change, with a bit of imagination.
October 17, 2022
Europe’s New Military Frontline
There is a new dividing line across the Continent, much longer than the old Iron Curtain and very different in defensive needs.