title: RUSSIA’S GEOPOLITICAL AMBITION IN THE BLACK SEA
abstract: Russia’s geopolitical interest in the Black Sea embodies its strategic dominance in the region. Its competitor in the littoral states of the Black Sea is apparently Turkey. The episodes of rivalry and cooperation between these two powers constitute the Black Sea geopolitical history. The much truncated Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 created opportunities for the US-NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) alliance to expand incrementally into the Black Sea with the bouque
journal: Towards Excellence