Black Sea - the geopolitical, economic, social and military importance

Abstract

The Black Sea started to play an essential role in our geopolitical calculations only when threat coming from that direction began to grow bigger and bigger. Truthfully, even during the ancient Greek period, Europe didn’t pay too much attention to the Black Sea, although we can search in history for some exceptions like the Crimean War. If we considered the Black Sea like a Cinderella, the worldwide and European geopolitics had resembled it like an ugly duckling. But during the past years, the Black Sea area was brought into the spotlight by European organizations, Transatlantic organizations and the global powers, considering its geographical position, it’s current threats and not to forget the advantages offered like economic, political and military co-operation.