Rimland: Russia’s Strategic Perspective on the Southwestern Flank of the Black Sea
Date: September 12th, 2022 at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EDT Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Abstract
NATO’s Corner: Russia’s Strategic Perspective on the Southwestern Flank of the Black Sea - Though considerable attention has been given to the Russian-Ukraine conflict, tumultuous Russo-Turkish relations, and the Caucasus, the southwestern flank of the Black Sea is far less examined despite its importance. This study aims to fill the gap in the scholarship and analysis of this increasingly important geopolitical theater by examining Russia's perspective on Romania and Bulgaria.
Details
Alexander Alden and Nicholas Myers will provide insights into Russia's strategic perspective on the southwestern flank of the Black Sea, focusing on Romania and Bulgaria.
Biographies
Alexander Alden
Title: Nonresident Senior Fellow Affiliation: Atlantic Council
Alexander Alden is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is a national security and international affairs professional with senior experience in government service, as well as private consulting, and a record of assembling high-performance teams.
Previously, Alden served as deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs. He was also director for defense policy and the founding senior director for emerging technologies at the National Security Council. Alden holds an MA in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in political science and philosophy from Southern Illinois University.
Nicholas Myers
Title: Senior Fellow Affiliation: Strategy & Future, Warsaw; Founder, "War vs Peace"
Dr. Nicholas Myers is a senior fellow at the Warsaw-based Strategy & Future think tank and the founder of “War vs Peace,” an influential website featuring open-source analysis of Russian military affairs. He has been studying Russian policy and statecraft for over a decade and has written several reports on the operational capabilities of the Russian military.
Myers holds a BS in foreign service from Georgetown University and an MA and PhD in war studies from Glasgow University. He is proficient in Russian.