Black Sea & Dardanelles

Black Sea Geopolitics ...

20-4-15 Geopolitics of the Black Sea > .

> Black Sea Blockade >> 

24-3-8 Group 13: Ukraine's ship killer specialists vs R's Black Sea Fleet - Forces > .

23-9-10 Battle for Black Sea. R-U: Geopolitics, Grain, Naval Drones - U24 > .

23-8-31 P00ti’s Black Sea blockade is a sham | Defence in Depth - Telegraph > .

23-8-20 Naval Drones | New Unmanned Warfare Capabilities (subs) - Katz > .

23-8-10 AFU sea drones work - Physics & PsychOp vs Ruscian fleet | Tele > .

23-8-6 Turkish Strategy & R-U War - Arms, Drones, Economics - Perun > . skip > .

23-7-29 How Ukraine is Breaking Through Russia's Naval Blockade - Real > .

> Drones >> 

24-3-8 Group 13: Ukraine's ship killer specialists vs R's Black Sea Fleet - Forces > .

24-2-16 Naval Drones Not Yet Dominant (Who Might Win?) - nwyt > .

"Eastern Europe"

24-4-25 [Innacurate Depictions of] "Eastern Europe" - Kraut > .

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Turkey's Geographic Challenge - Strat > .

Geopolitics of Turkey in Europe - CaRe > .

Geopolitics of Turkey in Asia - CaRe > . 

Geopolitical analysis for 2019: Middle East - CaRe > .

Geoeconomics of the Istanbul Canal > .

23-7-29 Will Turkey and Greece go to War? - Warographics > .

23-5-11 Turkey Votes. Erdoğan’s Last Dance? - gtbt > . skip > .

23-1-26 Pan-Turkism & Turkey's Ambitions in Central Asia - gtbt > .

22-12-30 [Kurds] Why Turkey is Preparing to Invade Syria (Again) - Real > .

22-11-27 Polish military modernisation & buying Korean kit - Perun > .

22-9-7 Intermarium - Poland Ukraine Baltics | George Friedman > .

22-7-31 Turkey's Squabble with Greece - Planet > .

22-7-22 Poland could become strongest land force in the EU - Binkov > .

22-7-21 Why Every NATO Member Joined (Why Others Haven't) - Spaniel > .

22-7-21 How the economy of Russia is dying (English subtitles) - Максим Кац > .

22-7-19 Central Asia ⇌ Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, USA - gtbt > . 

22-7-4 Intermarium: Is Strongest Union In Europe About To Appear? - Complete > .

22-3-23 Polish citizens join army b/o Russian invasion of Ukraine - BBC > .

22-3-20 Europe's Rearming to defend itself against Russia: New era for EU? - VisPol > .

22-1-10 Why Ukraine is Not a NATO Member - NATO > .

22-1-10 Mapping Rise of Turkey's Military Reach - CaspianReport > .

2021 George Friedman on Istanbul Canal > .

21-6-27 Canal Istanbul: Erdoĝan's dream = Turkey's nightmare? | DW > .

21-5-19 Turkey wants to join the European Army - Maha > .

21-4-7 Canal Istanbul Project Creates Discussions about Turkish Straits - Maha > .

2021 The End of Oil, Explained | Vox + Netflix > .

Philosophy of Kemalism > . 

2021 How Did Russia Become So Big? - GeKn > .

2014 Strategic Importance of the Caspian Sea - Strat > .

21-4-30 Is Russia Becoming Irrelevant? - CoCa > .

22-5-6 Could Ukraine cause fall of Belarusian Dictator? - VisPol > . skip ad > .

21-11-6 Russia wants to annex Belarus; Belarus wants to destroy Poland - Mahan > .

21-12-14 Belarus Against Europe - RealLifeLore > .

22-1-27 How Erdoğan Destroyed Turkey (doc) - My Take > .

Turkey and Israel draft a new maritime deal - CaRe > .

Turkey-Greece Standoff in the Mediterranean Explained - neo > .

Turkey planning invasion of Greek territory in the Aegean Sea? - VisPol > .

Could Greece & France stop Turkey from taking the eastern Mediterranean? > .

Why Turkey Will Not Act Against Israel - KJ R > .

2021 Can Turkey Expand Its Influence to Central Asia [Stans]? - Mad > .

2021 Energy in Eastern Mediterranean | Fiona Mullen - geopop > .

2021 Are the Aegean Islands Greek or Turkish? - Mahanology > .

2021 Russia vs Ukraine military power comparison 2021-2022 - mpc > .

> Eastern Europe >>

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> EU >> 

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> Shipping >>  > Trade, Chokepoints >>

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > . 

24-2-18 Gallagher's Call for US Sealift Capacity Expansion vs Xina - Shipping > .

Black to Med - Armor >> .

Blockade, Cargo, Chokepoints - Naval Gazing > .

Bridges = Chokepoints - Armor >> .

Maritime Strategy - Armor >> .

Militarily Strategic - Armor >> .

Tensions - Oceans, Water - BPow >> .

Trade Routes, Supply Chains, Chokepoints - Armor >> .

Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Poland, NATO - Compass >> .

21-12-19 Belarus: Refugees as a Political Weapon - VisPol > .

21-6-26 Lukashenko losing grip on Belarus? - Into > .

21-5-24 Belarus accused of hijacking Ryanair plane - BBC N > .

21-5-24 Belarus: EU imposes sanctions after Roman Protasevich arrest - BBC N > .

2021 Putin & Belarus? | Tim Marshall re Ryan Air Kidnapping > .

Strategic Importance of the Caspian Sea - Strat > .

Geopolitics - CaRe >> .  

Geopolitical profiles - CaRe >> .  

Geopolitical forecast 2020 - CaRe >> .  

Geopolitical analysis for 2019 - CaRe >> . 

Never The Twain - Geopolitical Tensions - AuDu >> .  

Erdostan - AuDu >> . 

Vladistan - AuDu >> .

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Europe's Three Seas Initiative ..

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Popular Resistance to Despots .. 

Post-Soviet Tensions - Belarus & Russia ..  

Powers' Perspectives on Israel-Palestine Clash ..

Ruscism ..

Russia's Weakening Influence ..

Uzbekistan - Geopolitics ..

Russia's Paranoid Endgame ..
RvU 2021 Russia vs Ukraine ..
2021 Ukraine-Russia tensions ..

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Turkey has detained 10 retired admirals after they openly criticised a huge Istanbul canal project championed by [autocratic] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those held were among 104 retired admirals who signed an open letter warning against withdrawal from an international treaty governing use of the strategic Bosphorus Strait. The strait, crowded with shipping, is the only waterway linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The planned canal is an alternative.