The Black Sea Region and EU Policy : The Challenge of Divergent Agendas

pt. 1. EU policy in the Black Sea region -- pt. 2. Security and conflict resolution -- pt. 3. Regionalization and energy. The Black Sea region rarely hit the media headlines until the outbreak of war in Georgia in 2008, yet its importance as a focus of European Union (EU) external policy making had already been growing for several years. The area is fascinating and diverse, comprising both large and small states, with a mixture of democracies and more authoritarian regimes. Traditionally a central foreign policy concern for Russia and Turkey, since the end of the Cold War, the EU and the US have become increasingly involved in the many dimensions of Black Sea politics. This book brings together a broad range of specialists on the region to analyze the challenge of divergent agendas both within and outside the EU. More specifically it looks at how the EU's enlargement to include states on the Black Sea shore has brought about new external policies including the European Neighbourhood Policy, Black Sea Synergy and the Eastern Partnership, all representing subtly different aims and interests. The various sections in the book also examine regionalization, conflict resolution, security, relationships between the Black Sea's states and last but not least, the vital issue of energy which has begun to dominate the discussion of the region. Designed to further the debate on the future of EU policies for the Black Sea region, this book is an essential resource for researchers, students and others in search of a coherent picture of the inter-relationship of EU initiatives and policies in the region. Introduction / Karen Henderson -- Part I Eu Policy In The Black Sea Region -- European Neighbourhood Policy Or Neighbourhood Policies? / Marek Cichocki -- The Eu In The Wider Black Sea Region: Clumsy But Attractive? / Lucia Najšlová -- Convergence Without Finalité: Eu Strategy Towards The Post-soviet States In The Wider Black Sea Region / Kataryna Wolczuk -- Part Ii Security And Conflict Resolution -- Black Sea Or Black Lake? How Us-russian Tensions Are Affecting Eu Policy / Carol Weaver -- The European Union's Increased Engagement With The South Caucasus / Dennis Sammut -- A Cacophony: The Eu's Security Policy Towards The South Caucasus / Syuzanna Vasilyan -- Part Iii Regionalization And Energy -- Russia And Turkey: An Ascendant Multidimensional Strategic Partnership In The Black Sea Neighbourhood / Tunç Aybak -- Complex Regionalization In The Wider Black Sea Area / Mukhtar Hajizada -- The Eu's External Policy Of Energy Diversification In The Wider Black (and Caspian) Sea Region: Regional Security Complex Or Security Community? / Slawomir Raszewski -- Conclusions: The Way Forward / Carol Weaver. Edited By Karen Henderson And Carol Weaver. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Designed to further the debate on the future of EU policies for the Black Sea region, this book is an essential resource for students and researchers in search for a coherent picture of the inter-relationship of EU initiatives and policies in the region.