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- Title: Russian Geopolitical Power in the Black and Caspian Seas Region: Implications for Turkey and the World (Report)
- Author : Insight Turkey
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 94 KB
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Revived by the economic recovery it has witnessed in recent years, and not necessarily weakened by the global financial crisis, Russia is demonstrating itself to be an increasingly assertive political and economic force in the wider Black and Caspian Seas (BCS) basin. Exerting influence in the BCS region is a crucial element in Russia's geopolitical strategy, given the region's importance as an energy producer, and its vitality as a primary corridor for the transit of oil and gas to international markets. While seeking to control the region's energy supply routes and opening up its domestic markets to commercial opportunities for major Russian corporations is Moscow's overarching objective; the region is Russia's "soft underbelly" from a security perspective. Russia remains highly sensitive to any efforts by the BCS regional states (particularly those among the former-Soviet Republics) to develop concerted political ties with Western partners (particularly with reference to the military expansion of the NATO alliance) and remains vigilant towards harder security threats emanating from the region to the Russian North Caucasus, particularly those relating to separatism and Islamic extremism. Energy and Security: Russia's New Obsession with the Wider Black Sea Region
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