title: Straits, Bridges, and Canals: The Black Sea Region and Russo-Ukrainian Conflict 2014 – 22
abstract: Russia'sannexation of Crimea in 2014 has stimulatednew wave of interest in the peninsula.However,m ost of the publications on the annexationa re focused on the military issues, identity,a nd domestic politics.At the same time, the broader context of the annexation and its aftermath for the whole Black Sea region,i ncludingt he issues of logistics,infrastructure, and global food security have been left unexplored.Russia's full-scale invasiono fU kraine on February 24,2 022r evealed how important 