Black Sea Battleground: The Road to Ukraine

Black Sea Battleground identifies and analyzes the key elements of a comprehensive US strategy for dealing with the cauldron of geopolitical and military competition in the Black Sea region.

CONTENTS:
Introduction―the Editor.
Seven Years of Deadlock: Why Ukraine’s Military Reforms Have Gone Nowhere, and How the US Should Respond―G. Grant.
Blind, Confuse, and Demoralize: Russian Electronic Warfare Operations in Donbas―S. Sukhankin.
Guardian of the Danube: Romania's Mixed Progress in Implementing a Black Sea Strategy―G. Visan.
Bulgaria's Black Sea Dilemma: NATO Ally or Russian Gateway?―V.R. Ratchev and T. Tagarev.
Water Crises and the Looming Ecological Catastrophe in Occupied Crimea and Devastated Donbas―A. Hurska.
Vulnerable Arteries: Severe Challenges to the Security of Ukraine's Internal Waterways―A. Ryzhenko.
Neutrality with No Guarantees: The Evolution of Moldova's Defense and Security Policies―D. Minzarari.
Referee and Goalkeeper of the Turkish Straits: The Relevance and Strategic Implications of the Montreux Convention for Conflict in the Black Sea―J.C.K. Daly.
Arsenal of Empire: Russian Naval Construction in Crimea and Its Implications for Black Sea Security―I. Kabanenko.
Turkish Drone Strategy in the Black Sea Region and Beyond―C. Kasapoglu.