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Title Russia-Turkiye Relations in the Black Sea Region from 2014 to 2022: Security and Political Implications for NATO

Author(s) Qurat-ul-Ain Shehzadi

Abstract The geopolitics of the Black Sea Region has been evolving constantly since the Crimean Annexation where Russian aggression in trepidation of NATO’s enlargement, has escalated to full scale Ukraine War. This setup has changed the security and political dynamics of the whole region. Russia’s quest for Crimean Peninsula is centuries old to access Black Sea to execute power in its near abroad. In contrast, NATO has strong presence on the South-Western flank of Black Sea while Ukraine’s aspiration of joining NATO, means north flank will be under the control of NATO which is an existential threat for Russia. In this respect Russia’s assertive behavior and unilateral actions are visible. The only entity which is balancing Russia, is another regional power, Türkiye. While Türkiye is wisely using its exceptional power, the Montreux Convention to deal with the riparian and non-riparian states to stabilize Black Sea. Both Russia and Türkiye with contrast features design the critical geopolitics of the region. In this context, this research describes the events which has happened from 2014 to 2022 with the lens of the critical geopolitics. While its four pillars elucidate the developments which influence the main actors’ policies. Qualitative research design is used which is explanatory in nature. Data is collected by both primary and secondary sources including archives, structured interviews, books, reports, research articles and blogs etc. This research is an attempt to understand the nature of relations between Russia and Türkiye, Türkiye’s engagement with NATO and to find out the factors which impeding NATO’s enlargement in the Black Sea Region.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department International Relations

Language English

Publication Date 2024-11-12

Subject International Relations

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