Скачать или смотреть From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea: Turkey's Troubled Waters

Welcoming Remarks
Ian Lesser
Vice President and Executive Director, Brussels Office
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Speakers
Mitat Celikpala
Professor of International Relations, Kadir Has University

Stephen J. Flanagan
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Alina Inayeh
Director, Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Moderator
Valeria Talbot
Co-head MENA centre, ISPI

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to affect the security environment of the Black Sea region and the delicate balance of power among the littoral states. Turkey, which controls sea access to and from the Black Sea, has a great interest in regional security, even if its foreign and defense policy has primarily focused over recent years on the Mediterranean and the Middle East. While Ankara is attempting to play the role of mediator between Russia and Ukraine, there are questions regarding the war’s possible implications on the security environment of the Black Sea region and beyond in the short and medium terms. How does Ankara view such possible changes in the regional equilibrium? How will this war affect Turkey’s relations with both Russia and its NATO allies? What will be the impact on Turkey’s security policy in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean as well as on regional cooperation initiatives?