The Politics of the Black Sea Region

’Shining light on the Black Sea, Weaver casts a critical eye on one of the most complex regions of the world too often neglected in our understanding of European and global security. The discussion within unpacks these regional tensions, giving a clear warning that we neglect it at our peril.’ David J. Galbreath, University of Bath, UK and Editor, European Security ’The Black Sea Region continues to attract the attention of policymakers and scholars since the end of the Cold War. This book offers a well-articulated framework which explains the dynamics at play in the region through an analysis of its stakeholders and the issues, conflicts and challenges characterizing it. It makes a valuable contribution to defining the Black Sea Region’s current and future direction.’ Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Kadir Has University, Turkey ’This book provides a comprehensive and persuasive analysis of Black Sea politics - including such important issues as energy politics - based on scrupulous empirical research, and located in an extensive knowledge of a region which is often overlooked but is crucial to the future of the wider Europe.’ Derek Averre, University of Birmingham, UK 'It’s a safe guess that no one would want to read a book about the politics of the Black Sea unless they already knew something about the subject. For those that do, they will be richly rewarded. Dr Weaver has produced a sound piece of work, adding much to academic studies of the countries surrounding what some consider to be a sea, others (such as Russia) a lake... With a well thought out structure to this book, Weaver ties together what could have been a mass of description and dense information into a narrative which links these countries to the European Union, Russia, various conflicts and what role they play in issues relating to energy supply... For the interested reader, this book will be highly rewarding as academic material. It would also inform such a reader about the case for n