Iran wants its oar in the Black Sea
Dec 08, 2023Iran sees lucrative markets across the Black Sea region. It also sees an opportunity to expand strategic cooperation with Russia.
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.
Advisory Council
Matt Boyse
Stephen J. Flanagan
Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton
Tamara Kalandiya
Craig Kennedy
Andreas Umland
Veronika Velch
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 Program
Black Sea State Department Title VIII Fellows
Elena Cirmizi
Lindsey Grutchfield
Yekaterina Klepanchuck
Eoin Power
Black Sea Program Fellowship Alumni
Dimitar Bechev
Andrei Covatariu
Olga R. Chiriac
Allison Hart
Andrei Iovu
Nona Mamulashvili
Ekaterine Meiering-Mikadze
Giana Pirolli
Ayaz Rzayev
Natia Seskuria
Michael van Ginkel
Maryna Venneri
Rusudan Zabakhidze
Paskal Zhelev
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