Neutrality for the Black Sea Region Countries: Abstraction, Unattainable Goal or Effective Model?

..., we are witnessing fierce rivalry between Russia and the West for influence over the geopolitical space stretching from the South Caucasus to the Balkans. However, this familiar picture requires a certain touch-up. In recent years, one of the dominant features of the rivalry ... ... the status of Crimea and the prospects for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the territorial integrity of Georgia . At the same time, Turkey (which has the second-largest army in NATO in terms of manpower) does not blindly follow Washington’s ...