Caspian Report - Issue: 07 - Spring 2014
FatIh Ozbay 116 Discussions about Violation of the Montreux Convention and the Future of Turkish- Russian Relations Fatih Ozbay SENIOR FELLOW, CENTER ON FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY, HASEN
Today, the Black Sea basin experiences its fourth and the most important transformation with the alterations and developments which are shaped around Ukraine and Crimea. The developments occurred after the Cold War brought the Black Sea and the associated extensive basin to the center of geopolitical discussions. After the end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union, geopolitical and geostrategic balances changed to a great extent with the emergence of new independent states in the region. As a result of the changes in the international system after the Cold War, the Black Sea was no longer a sea in the sphere of interest of only the regional countries, it turned into a sea that is important to international actors and open to international interactions. Now, it does not only appeal to a single power, but also to Turkey, Russia, NATO, EU, and USA. The Black Sea basin constitutes the energy and transit corridor which links the Euro-Atlantic system to Eurasia, Caspian energy resources, and Central Asia states. The proximity of the Black Sea basin to areas with rich energy resources, and its strategic location for the transportation of these resources to the West increase the importance of region. All of these factors increased the geopolitical importance of the Black Sea basin and turned it into a key geography which international actors consider to restructure. But, all these developments made the Black Sea basin a sensitive and fragile region. After the Cold War, the basin entered into a fast transformation process which occurred one after another. It experienced its first transformation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, and the second transformation happened due to the Euro-Atlantic world’s efforts to penetrate into the region after September 11, 2001. The third transformation started with the Russian-Georgian War in August 2008. Today, the Black Sea basin experiences its fourth and the most important transformation with the alterations and developments which are shaped around Ukraine and Crimea. With these events, the region became the center of the most serious crisis between the West and Russia after the Cold War period. 117 CASPIAN REPORT, SPRING 2014
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FatIh Ozbay<br />
116<br />
Discussions<br />
about Violation<br />
of the Montreux<br />
Convention and the<br />
Future of Turkish-<br />
Russian Relations<br />
Fatih Ozbay<br />
SENIOR FELLOW, CENTER ON FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY,<br />
HASEN
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