With around 60 million visitors each year, Türkiye is now the world’s fourth-most popular tourist destination. Nearly all of those travelers pass through Istanbul or laze along fabulous Aegean and ...

The World Bank’s Blueing the Black Sea Program (BBSEA) aims to support the creation of a shared regional framework for sustainable management of the Black Sea. The program is implemented jointly with ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia's once-mighty Black Sea Fleet has been effectively defeated by a Ukrainian force with virtually no navy of its own. -Through the ingenious use of Neptune anti-ship ...

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, ROMANIA – On Aug. 8, the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Black Sea marked its official uncasing of colors and change of command ceremony. The U.S. Army formally ...

With around 60 million visitors each year, Türkiye is now the world’s fourth-most popular tourist destination. Nearly all of those travelers pass through Istanbul or laze along fabulous Aegean and ...

After Ukraine and Russia’s agreement to a Black Sea ceasefire as part of broader talks being brokered by the United States in Saudi Arabia, the next step is to design a coalition maritime force to ...

There are numerous opportunities to further integrate Europe with Central Asia and the Caucasus by upgrading shipping infrastructure around this body of water. The strategic significance of the Black ...

The Black Sea faces a long-term danger from naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine war. Ships have struck drifting mines in the last two years as Ukraine struggled to clear shipping routes. But even after ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commander-In-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseev while visiting the Sevmash Shipbuilding Plant on July 24, 2025, in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk oblast, ...

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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and other neighbors is transforming the Black Sea into Eurasia’s strategic frontier. Russia has disrupted flows of energy, food, and other commodities; generated ...