Establishing Security and Stability in the Wider Black Sea Area ：International Politics and the New and Emerging Democracies ( NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics )

Publication subTitle ：International Politics and the New and Emerging Democracies

Publication series ： NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics

Author： Volten P.M.E.;Tashev B.  

Publisher： Ios Press‎

Publication year： 2007

E-ISBN: 9781607502593

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781586037659

Subject： C0 Social Science Theory and Methodology

Keyword： 社会科学理论与方法论

Language： ENG

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Description

In this publication possible ways to promote security cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Area are being addressed. The area holds major importance for Euro-Atlantic security. Strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, the region, after the dual NATO-EU enlargement in 2004-2007, became part of the periphery of the common Euro-Atlantic security system, with critical value for European energy security and the war on terrorism. The region faces a variety of security challenges, including regional conflicts, ethnic strife, terrorism, and powerful organized crime, while many of the countries have weak institutions, turbulent political systems, unstable economies and lack of democracy. In addition, the traffic of drugs to the West, the steady stream of militancy from the Middle East, and the energy lines from the oil and gas-rich regions of the East to an energy-hungry Europe gradually define the Wider Black Sea Area as a region urgently requiring political attention and investment in its security. This publication is intended to provide fresh ideas on the possible areas of security cooperation, even as the authors agreed that comprehensive, far-reaching policies are hard to attain in the near future.

Chapter

Title page

Preface

About the Contributors

Contents

International Relations, Political Culture and Security: Conceptual Challenges

International Relations, Political Culture, and Security: Conceptual Challenges

International Organisations and Regional Cooperation

Region Building in the Wider Black Sea Area: The Role of the EU and NATO

A Shadow EU Strategy for the Wider Black Sea Area

Policies and Roles of the Actors in the Area

Wider Implications of NATO and EU Enlargements to the Wider Black Sea Region: A Bulgarian Perspective

The Integration of Regional Efforts for Strengthening Stability Initiatives in the Wider Black Sea Area and Turkey's Position

Forward East: Euro-Atlantic Security in the Black Sea Basin

Ukraine: Changing Governments and Persistent Security Concerns in the Region

Georgia in the Wider Black Sea Area

Promoting Cooperation and Integration in the Wider Black Sea Area: A View from Azerbaijan

Establishing Security and Stability in the Wider Black Sea Area: Where Does Armenia Stand?

Innovative Approaches to Promoting Security Cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Area

The Concept of Civil Security as a Tool for Security Sector Integration and Regional Cooperation in the Wider Black Sea Area

Methodological Approach for Holistic Security Concepts

Building "Democratic Security" in the Wider Black Sea Area: Prospects and Challenges

Author Index

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