scholarly journals The black sea: the energetic corridor between Europe and Asia

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (35) ◽  
pp. 6-15
Author(s):  
Roberto Luis Brocate Pirón ◽  
Jerónimo Rios Sierra

The Black Sea is one of the most important geostrategic enclaves in the oil and gas connection linking Asia with Europe and Russia. However, the presence of Turkey on the Bosphorus Strait directly affects how the geo-strategic interactions of the region develop. The crisis in Ukraine has spurred Turkish-Russian relations, positioning the country as a key player in the gas transit to Eurasia and projecting the aspirations of the Kremlin, under President Vladimir Putin has sought to regain an influential weight in the region - as shown by the crisis in Georgia or, more recently, Crimea - especially in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Thus, the following work seeks to put a little light on new relationships and geopolitical aspirations, especially in Russia and Turkey and, likewise, have a direct impact on the European context.

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Shiganova ◽  
E. I. Musaeva ◽  
L. A. Pautova ◽  
Yu. V. Bulgakova

Author(s):  
Flavia Amato

Lithic production in the Southern Caucasus continues to flourish even after the diffusion of metals in the 4th-3rd millennia BC. Flint elements and especially those in obsidian, were in fact of considerable importance in the life of metal age communities and are well attested both in living and in funerary contexts. Considered by some scholars as an attribute of celestial deities, obsidian is present in numerous deposits between the Lesser and the Greater Caucasus, from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. It was widely exploited for its naturally sharp edges and ease of processing. Flint, of local origin, is used to made agricultural tools, generally found in the inhabited areas, and arrowheads and spearheads, most commonly preserved in funerary contexts. The present article analyses the main features of the lithic assemblage from Aradetis Orgora, the most important site in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, and from its Kura-Araxes cemetery.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1865-1890
Author(s):  
A. V. Grigoriev ◽  
A. G. Zatsepin ◽  
V. A. Kubryakov ◽  
I. V. Charikov ◽  
L. D. Fedotova

Abstract. Modeling of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea waters dynamics was conducted within the framework of the European ECOOP project and Russian project JISWO on the basis of the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Nowcasting and tree days forecasting of the Black Sea dynamics was carried out in a daily mode with horizontal resolution of ∼1 km along the Russian coast of the basin. The nowcasting of the Caspian Sea dynamics was carried out every ten days with horizontal resolution of ∼5 km on the basis of climatic information about water temperature and salinity and decade-averaged wind NCEP-NCAR. Examples of calculations are presented here and their comparison with space remote sensing and in situ (hydrological measurements) data is fulfilled, and the results of model validation are discussed.


2020 ◽  
pp. 61-62
Author(s):  
Domenico Agostini ◽  
Samuel Thrope

Chapter 10 presents a list of seas. This list partly derives from the mythic geography of the Avesta and partly is based on historical bodies of water, including the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman.


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