NATO Black Sea Flotilla. A reef in the Turkish Straits

... mission” similar to the one NATO runs to protect the sky of the Baltic states (Baltic air policing mission). However, for Turkey, what is the concrete interest to green light the creation of a permanent NATO flotilla in the Black Sea? As we have demonstrated, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukrainian and Georgian navies do not add much to Turkish naval capabilities. A permanent NATO flotilla in the Black ... ... Actually, Western navies’ activity in the Black Sea basin sharply increased in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea with an almost permanent presence of 1 or 2 units all along 2014. Moreover, if Ankara was prompt to request the Alliance’s ...