Latest Articles
The Duration of Artificial Delays of Vessels in the Kerch Strait. The Monitoring for July and August 2021
13 September 2021
In July 2021, the average duration of artificial delays of vessels going from the Black Sea to the Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov, Mariupol and Berdiansk, by the RF was 31,2 hours., in August 2021 – 15,3 hours. In July 2021, vessels carrying exports from Mariupol and Berdiansk were delayed at the exit from the Sea of Azov by the Russian Federation for an average of 28,0 hours, in February 2021 – 30,7 hours.
Important
Closure of the Black Sea in August, 2021
07 September 2021
The Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, BlackSeaNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs reports about closure of the various areas of the Black Sea in August, 2021.
Threats to the National Maritime Security of Ukraine, Arising From Some Agreements and Formats of Cooperation With the Participation of the Russian Federation
26 August 2021
The article provides a selective legal analysis of some international agreements and existing formats of cooperation that have been used, are being used or may be used in the future by the Russian Federation (RF) in order to harm the national interest of Ukraine at sea.
Crimea Under Occupation
Borys Babin: International legal sources on the occupied Crimean Peninsula
26 August 2021
Expert on the international standards and acts applicable to the conflict in Ukraine, the temporary occupation of Crimea and the attempted annexation
Militarization of the Black Sea
The Occupation of Crimea and the Situation in the Black Sea Region as Viewed by Western Think Tanks
26 August 2021
Western think tanks and individual experts began to return to the already forgotten research on Russia. Understandably, former military members and diplomats with experience in the region began to play a rather active role. American think tanks and experts are leaders among those who systematically monitor the situation in the Black Sea region and conduct relevant research. They are followed by some margin by British and German centres and analysts.
Databases
The Presence of NATO Non-Black Sea States’ Warships in the Black Sea in 2013-2021 / The Database
17 July 2021
The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews publishes the database «The Presence of NATO Non-Black Sea States’ Warships in the Black Sea in 2013-2021». Subsequent visits by NATO non-Black Sea states’ ships to the Black Sea will be added to this database.
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