War as a catalyst for greater Black Sea-Gulf interconnectivity
May 24, 2023Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has destabilized and distressed the entire Black Sea neighborhood. Yet despite the war, or perhaps because of it, strategically important foreign direct investments into Black Sea littoral countries, including from the Gulf, have endured or even grown.
About the Director
Iulia-Sabina Joja
Iulia-Sabina Joja, Ph.D., is a senior fellow and director of MEI's Black Sea Program. She teaches European security as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Her research and teachings focus primarily on European and Black Sea security.
Black Sea Program Experts
Michael Cecire
Non-Resident Scholar
Natia Chankvetadze
Non-Resident Scholar
Mark Galeotti
Non-Resident Scholar
Robert E. Hamilton
Non-Resident Scholar
Iulia-Sabina Joja
Director, Black Sea Program
Richard Kraemer
Non-resident Scholar
Ketevan Murusidze
Non-Resident Scholar
Krzysztof Strachota
Visiting Fellow
Gönül Tol
Director of Turkey Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea Program
Mamuka Tsereteli
Non-Resident Scholar
Alex Vatanka
Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea ProgramBlack Sea State Department Title VIII Fellows
Olga R. Chiriac
Allison Hart
Giana Pirolli
Michael van Ginkel
Black Sea Program Fellowship Alumni
Dimitar Bechev
Andrei Covatariu
Andrei Iovu
Nona Mamulashvili
Ekaterine Meiering-Mikadze
Ayaz Rzayev
Natia Seskuria
Maryna Venneri
Rusudan Zabakhidze
Paskal Zhelev
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The Grain War and Global Food Crisis: From the Black Sea to the Middle East
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for Black Sea Security
