title: &lt;b&gt;Russia's Militarization of the Black Sea: Challenges for NATO and Regional Security                                               &lt;/b&gt;
abstract: Naval power has become a significant part of geopolitics. Since no supranational organization could control the international system, states were always under pressure and concerned for their security in a Darwinian struggle for survival, and should prioritize maintaining their national security. States can accomplish this by strengthening their naval, land, and air power. The existing study tries to evaluate the strategies of the Russian naval force in light of Alfred Thayer Mahan's theory of "
journal: Journal of Political Stability Archive