title: Geopolitical continuity? An analysis of the Turkish Straits and Russian ambitions
abstract: This paper analyses the Turkish and Russian interests in the Turkish Straits. The paper's main argument tests the traditional theoretical principle of the permanence of geography through a framework that deploys selected aspects of the model of neoclassical geopolitics. The application of this model - a cutting-edge development in the theory of geopolitics - constitutes one of the original contributions of this paper. After clarifying our theoretical and methodological choices, the paper provide
journal: Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies