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Good. xii, 311, [1] pages. Footnotes. Color Map. Other maps. Author Biographies. Some cover wear. Black Sea Battleground identifies and analyzes the key elements of a comprehensive US strategy for dealing with the cauldron of geopolitical and military competition in the Black Sea region. Glen E. Howard is the former President of The Jamestown Foundation. Mr. Howard oversaw the research and analysis activities of Jamestown for 20 years and extensively dealt with Russia and Eurasia in his capacity as Jamestown President, working with the regional leaders and national strategists across Eurasia from the Baltic to Central Asia. An expert on Eurasia and Russia, Mr. Howard is the co-editor with Matthew Czekaj of the book Russia's Military Strategy and Doctrine (2019), a collection of writings on Russian military strategy and doctrine by some of the world's leading defense experts. Mr. Howard is also the editor of the book Volatile Borderland: Russia and the North Caucasus, and other works. He has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, Real Clear Defense, the Hill, and other prominent publications. Mr. Howard is privileged to have worked for the late Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski from 2002 to 2008 as the executive director of an advocacy organization seeking a peaceful resolution of the second Russo-Chechen war. Mr. Howard worked at the U.S. Embassy Moscow from 1984-1986 and is fluent in Russian and proficient in French, Turkish and Azerbaijani. Mr. Howard received a Master's degree in Soviet and East European Studies from the University of Kansas. Black Sea Battleground identifies and analyzes the key elements of a comprehensive US strategy for dealing with the cauldron of geopolitical and military competition in the Black Sea region. CONTENTS: Introduction the Editor.; Seven Years of Deadlock: Why Ukraine's Military Reforms Have Gone Nowhere, and How the US Should Respond G. Grant; Blind, Confuse, and Demoralize: Russian Electronic Warfare Operations in Donbas S. Sukhankin; Guardian of the Danube: Romania's Mixed Progress in Implementing a Black Sea Strategy G. Visan; Bulgaria's Black Sea Dilemma: NATO Ally or Russian Gateway? V.R. Ratchev and T. Tagarev; Water Crises and the Looming Ecological Catastrophe in Occupied Crimea and Devastated Donbas A. Hurska; Vulnerable Arteries: Severe Challenges to the Security of Ukraine's Internal Waterways A. Ryzhenko; Neutrality with No Guarantees: The Evolution of Moldova's Defense and Security Policies D. Minzarari; Referee and Goalkeeper of the Turkish Straits: The Relevance and Strategic Implications of the Montreux Convention for Conflict in the Black Sea J.C.K. Daly; Arsenal of Empire: Russian Naval Construction in Crimea and Its Implications for Black Sea Security I. Kabanenko; and Turkish Drone Strategy in the Black Sea Region and Beyond C. Kasapoglu.