• From the BSU to the BSEC: Evaluating Interwar Geopolitical Fantasies

    Author(s):
    Ostap Kushnir (see profile)
    Date:
    2014
    Group(s):
    Anthropology
    Subject(s):
    Ukraine, History, International relations, Eastern Europe, Area studies
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Black Sea Politics, Ukrainian Foreign Policy, Inter-war period, geopolitics, Southeastern Europe, Ukrainian history, History of foreign relations, Eastern European studies
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ntfp-4983
    Abstract:
    This study charts the political, cultural and economic foundations of two inter-governmental bodies intended to emerge in the Black Sea region: the first, the Black Sea Union (BSU) was an idea developed by Ukrainian geopolitical specialist Yuriy Lypa before World War II. The second is the current Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) launched in 1992. By comparing these bodies, this research pursues three key goals: first, it traces the succession of ideas between the eras of the BSU and the BSEC and shows the existence of a specifically interwar mode of geopolitical thinking. Second, it highlights and explains the differences between the BSU’s geopolitical objectives and their actual implementation in the BSEC. Finally, this work assesses current Ukrainian policies and perspectives in the Black Sea region.
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    Publisher:
    Metropolitan University Prague
    Pub. Date:
    December 2014
    Journal:
    The Central European Journal of International and Security Studies
    Volume:
    8
    Issue:
    4
    Page Range:
    90 - 111
    ISSN:
    1802-548X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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