In the extended region of the Aegean Sea, encompassing the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, and the Black Sea as well, we can easily identify, along several millennia, three important geographic axes: the East-West one, the North-South one, and the third one linking, on the general direction leading from Southwest to Northeast the Aegean and the Black Sea. The study briefly presents some historical episodes which are relevant for a better understanding of the manner in which the already mentioned geographic axes are operating in the long run (as direct support for the exercise of political will and for defence and security concerns of various political entities), strongly underlining the perennial relevance of the geographic factor in international relations and grand strategy, and in security and defence studies as well.
Diaconu, F. Strategic Impact 60, 23-33 (2016)
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