Introduction, Oleksandr Pavliuk; Chapter 1 Is the Black Sea a Region?, Charles King; Chapter 2 Cooperative Efforts in the Black Sea Region, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze; Chapter 3 Littoral States and Region Building Around the Black Sea, Arkady Moshes; Chapter 4 The Unresolved Conflicts in the Black Sea Region, Roy Allison; Chapter 5 Energy and Pipeline Security in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Regions, A. Necdet Pamir; Chapter 6 National Democratic Security Structures in the Making, Andrzej Karkoszka; Chapter 7 Military and Naval Balance in the Black Sea Region, Hryhoriy Perepelytsya; Chapter 8 New Security Threats in the Black Sea Region, Leonid Polyakov; Chapter 9 Democracy in the Black Sea Region, James Sherr; Chapter 10 The New Security Environment in the Black Sea Region, Sergiu Celac; conclusion Conclusion, Oleksandr Pavliuk;