Ionuţ PURICĂ, PhD* The Black Sea region has been a crossroads for the Silk Road and for the Road from the Varangians to the Greeks. It is still keeping its importance. Control of the Bosphorus and Dardanele Straights was a constant historical struggle between the powers of the … [Read more...]
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GEORGIA NEEDS AN EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR THE BLACK SEA
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