The Sovereign Gatekeeper: The Black Sea Crisis, Turkey’s Leverage, and the Depravity of Nations
Deep Dive into The Sovereign Gatekeeper: The Black Sea Crisis, Turkey’s Leverage, and the Depravity of Nations The dual nature of Turkey's role in the Black Sea during the Ukraine-Russia war can be understood through both geopolitical and theological frameworks. Geopolitically, Turkey functions as a crucial gatekeeper because it controls access to the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits under the 1936 Montreux Convention. This legal and geographical position grants Turkey structural power to regulate naval and commercial passage. In 2022, Turkey invoked the convention's wartime provisions to…
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