European Union. - The politics of the Black Sea region: EU neighbourhood, conflict zone or future security community?

THE POLITICS OF THE BLACK SEA REGION

EU Neighbourhood, Conflict Zone or future security community?

CAROL WEAVER
University of Leicester, UK

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing

Published 2016 by Routledge

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Weaver, Carol.

The politics of the Black Sea region : EU neighbourhood, conflict zone or future security community? / by Carol Weaver.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4094-6366-5 (hardback)

1. European UnionBlack Sea Region. 2. European Union countriesRelationsBlack Sea region. 3. Black Sea RegionRelationsEuropean Union countries.

I. Title.

JZ1570.A545W43 2013

341.24220918229dc23

2013002725

ISBN 9781409463665 (hbk)

There are many kind people who have helped me with the production of this book over the last few years. In particular I should like to thank my colleagues Dr Karen Henderson, Professor Mark Phythian, Dr Rick Whitaker and Dr Mukhtar Hajizada from the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester. In addition, Professor Graham Timmins, University of Birmingham, Dr Slawomir Raszewski, University of Leeds and Professor George Hewitt, SOAS were especially helpful with certain chapters.

Along the way, many people have agreed to be interviewed, often anonymously, including politicians, ambassadors, diplomats, officials, think-tank researchers and academics. My gratitude to them for their time and their thoughts (and sometimes lunch) is enormous.

Particular organisations that I should like to thank for their support, invitations, and interest in my work are the European Movement International, Chatham House Russia-Eurasia Programme, Liberal International, the CIES at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, European Security, the Association of Liberal Democrats in Europe (ALDE), The European-Atlantic Movement (TEAM) and the BASEES-UACES EU-Russia Collaborative Research Network.

Of course the book could not have been realised without the help, ideas and patience of Rob Sorsby and the rest of the team at Ashgate Publishing including the anonymous peer reviewers.

Map 1 The EU and the Eastern Partners (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

Map 2 Moldova (CIA World Factbook)

Map 3 Azerbaijan (CIA World Factbook)