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NATO Increased Warship Presence in Black Sea by 33% Compared to 2019

October 9, 2020

By strengthening the presence of warships from non-Black Sea NATO members in the Black Sea, the military bloc is attempting to demonstrate its dominance in the region and the Alliance’s desire to neut…

New Ukrainian Naval Base Is a NATO Pressure Point Aimed Against Russia

April 23, 2020

Opinion

The construction of a Ukrainian naval base in the Azov Sea is an indirect attempt by the West to artificially create a new international problem and an area of military tension near the Russian border…

Black Sea-Caspian Sea Connectivity is the Future of Eurasian Integration

August 28, 2019

Opinion

Most of the international media didn't report on this week's first-ever Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan, and the most important one that did -- CNN -- used the event as a pretext for propagatin…

Black Sea Confrontation by US-NATO

May 24, 2019

Opinion

It is intriguing to examine the deployment and manoeuvres of US Navy warships, despatched by the Pentagon all over the world to perform pretty much the same task wherever they go — to attempt intimida…

The US-NATO Alliance Has Georgia on Its Mind

May 2, 2019

Opinion

The US-NATO alliance is determined to encircle Russia more tightly, and Georgia wants to help it do so, Brian Cloughley writes. Britain’s Daily Express newspaper is a bizarre publication that speciali…

THAAD Missiles to Romania: NATO’s Belligerence in the Black Sea Is a Bad Sign of Things to Come

April 22, 2019

Opinion

The deployment of THAAD missiles to Romania and increased naval activity in the Black Sea show that NATO intends to continue its militarization of this strategic space at the expense of Russia’s secur…

The US’ Anti-Syrian Sanctions Contributed to Killing Sailors in the Black Sea

January 24, 2019

Opinion

A Russian company’s adherence to the US’ unilateral anti-Syrian sanctions regime led to oil smugglers dangerously trying to transfer resources between one another’s ships in a high-risk maneuver that …

The Geopolitics of the Black Sea

January 17, 2019

Opinion

A power struggle over the Black Sea between Russia and the US plus NATO has the potential to develop as a seminal plot of the 21st century New Great Game – alongside the current jostling for re-positi…