Product Description: The need for reliable energy supplies continues to increase with global development, and so energy security seems certain to remain a global challenge for the foreseeable future. The Black Sea area is now a major producer of energy for the wider region and beyond...read more

Product Description: The book takes stock of the evolution of political regimes in countries stretching from the former Soviet Union to the Arab Mediterranean world. It analyzes the plight of the hopes for democratization in this region since the "color revolutions" of 2004 and 2005 (a wave of mostly nonviolent, democracy-advocating protests against authoritarian governments), and the major causes of progress and regress seen in the region...read more