In February of 1988, the United States was conducting freedom of navigation missions to assert its right to innocent passage ...

He said Russia showed little response to the June 3 special operation by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, which marked the ...

Yes, Erdogan is trying to establish himself as leader of the Islamic world and one can say that he has almost achieved that ...

If you want to lean into the Mediterranean diet, these 10 restaurants are great places to start, from Kenwood to Walnut Hills ...

As cruise and cargo ships multiply in the Mediterranean, a controversial ship-cleaning technology hailed for curbing air ...

Over the centuries, its location between Europe and Asia, connected to the Mediterranean and several major rivers, made the Black Sea a locus of ancient travel and trade. Its waters were a theater ...

Historically, expeditionary squadrons such as the 5th Eskadra (the Soviet Mediterranean squadron) have been subordinated to the Black Sea Fleet since it is from this region that they can be most ...

then through the Bosporus into the Mediterranean Sea. Efforts to constrain Russia’s control of Ukraine’s near waters in the Black Sea, and Russia’s unwillingness to face the consequences of ...

Due to its proximity, the Black Sea Fleet has been the logical resource base for Russian operations in the Mediterranean. Russia's naval assets in the region are limited, usually around 10-11 ...

The main purpose of the Soviet Mediterranean fleet was to prevent NATO penetration into the Black Sea. And now, Russia has lost control of the Black Sea. It cannot operate in these once-secure ...

The Black Sea, which serves as a gateway to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, is a warm-water base for Moscow's naval fleets and a critical transit hub for Russian gas and oil. As a result ...

The main purpose of the Soviet Mediterranean fleet was to prevent NATO penetration into the Black Sea. And now, Russia has lost control of the Black Sea. It cannot operate in these once secure ...