Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, and subsequent ‘special military operation’ against Ukraine in 2022, the Black Sea, once a relatively peaceful, if not particularly prosperous, area of the Euro-Atlantic region has been turned into a warzone. Russia’s aggression means that anarchy reigns around the Black Sea, threatening the European security order, which the United Kingdom has pledged to uphold.
Given the increasing geostrategic significance of Ukraine and the Black Sea to British interests, the Council on Geostrategy has focused on developing a new generation of strategic thinking to identify the measures needed to help Ukraine and other countries adjacent to the Black Sea better defend themselves in the face of Russian aggression.
Our work in this area can be found below:
Publications
Articles in Britain’s World
- Australia stands with Ukraine, as must we all – The Hon. Stephen Smith, 24th August 2023
- NATO is building a Ukraine-shaped future – By Richard G. Whitman, 17th July 2023
- It is not too early to plan Ukraine’s reconstruction – By Jason Beck, 27th June 2023
- Bear underwater: Russia’s undersea capabilities – By Mark Galeotti, 26th June 2023
- What does victory look like for Ukraine? – By Alexander Lanoszka, 7th March 2023
- The war on Ukraine’s impact on Europe – By Richard G. Whitman, 1st March 2023
- Russia’s war against Ukraine: Five implications for Britain – By James Rogers, 27th February 2023
- Britain: Europe’s challenger power on Ukraine – By Richard G. Whitman and James Rogers, 24th January 2023
- The drivers of Britain’s military assistance to Ukraine – By Jordan Becker and Alexander Lanoszka, 12th January 2023
- Time to focus not just on Putin’s Russia, but what will follow – By Mark Galeotti, 15th December 2022
- Why Germany should provide more military assistance for Ukraine – By Jacob Graff, 24th November 2022
- Russian submarines: Threats and opportunities for Britain – By Victor Abramowicz, 26th September 2022
- Old adversaries and new threats – By Patrick Triglavcanin, 23rd August 2022
- The end of Germany’s illusions – By Sir Paul Lever, 21st July 2022
- British-American relations beyond Ukraine – By Joshua Huminski, 18th July 2022
- The war against Ukraine and the Integrated Review – By Louise Kettle, 14th July 2022
- After Johnson: Britain’s continued support for Ukraine – By Alexander Brotman, 13th July 2022
- Why unity is critical to ensure the Kremlin’s failure in Ukraine – By Viktorija Starych-Samuoliene, 9th June 2022
- Russia’s separatist ‘empire’: long term challenges – By Emil Avdaliani, 11th May 2022
- Georgia and the Black Sea factor: from words to deeds – By Victor Kipiani, 4th May 2022
- Caspian Sea states’ balancing act and the Ukrainian war – By Denis Cenusa, 27th April 2022
- Watching a war in real time – By Richard Payne, 28th March 2022
- Drop the excuses and embrace Ukraine – By Benjamin Tallis, 22nd March 2022
- Containment: Time for a new approach to Russia? – By Daniel Korski, 23rd February 2022
- What drives German policy on Russia? – By Paul Lever, 10th February 2022
- How should ‘Global Britain’ respond to Russian aggression? – By Philip Shetler Jones, 10th February 2022
- A new European triumvirate: Plurilateralism in action – By James Rogers, 2nd February 2022
- There is Western opportunity in Russia’s Kazakhstan adventure – By Mark Galeotti, 10th January 2022
- How NATO should greet Russia’s ‘draft treaty’ – By Alexander Lanoszka, 20th December 2021
- What motivates Russia’s actions in Ukraine – By Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, 9th December 2021
- Climate change: Russia’s evolving stance – By Mark Galeotti, 8th November 2021
- Zapad 2021: A roar from the East? – By Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, 9th September 2021
- Britain: Eastern Europe’s new guarantor? – By Richard Whitman and James Rogers, 8th July 2021
- HMS Defender in the Black Sea: What to expect – By Mark Galeotti, 14th June 2021
- The Minsk Accords: Should Britain declare them dead? – By Mark Galeotti, 24th May 2021
- Why Britain should continue to support Ukraine – By Alexander Lanoszka and James Rogers, 16th April 2021
- Russia in the Integrated Review – By Andrew Foxall, 24th March 2021
- China and Russia: closing the maritime system? – By John Hemmings, 10th March 2021
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