title: The Crimean War
abstract: Surveying the history of imperial rivalries over the BlackS ea Region, GheorgheI .Brtianu argues that anys tate controlling the sea and its riverc hannels into Europe enhances its own security and commands Eurasian trade routes.Brtianu further points out that power over the sea is never static, but unravels as soon as it forms.This principle is evident in the origins of the Crimean War,j ust one of manym odern wars fought over the strategic Black Sea space.Until the Crimean War,c onflicts betwee