New US strategy for the Black Sea
Joshua Kucera has written an interesting piece on the emergence of a new U.S. strategic policy for the Black Sea. Of course, there are limitations for the U.S. in dealing with this region at a time when Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran are priorities, however, as this article suggests, once the U.S. has the opportunity it is likely to turn its attention to the Black Sea. This is good news for Turkey, which will most certainly play a key role in regional security.
. . . The United States doesn’t see a specific threat in the Black Sea region at present, but that is reason enough to expand the surveillance and monitoring of the area. . . Potential threats include the transport of weapons of mass destruction, drugs or terrorists. . . “It’s possible the threat is not great, but right now we don’t have the detection and surveillance capabilities to know if that’s the case”. . .
Read more at EurasiaNet.org.