The Karadeniz Press News and Analysis Agency is focused on providing media coverage of security developments and foreign policy in the Black Sea region. This includes conflicts in the region, such as the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, energy security, diplomatic relations, and international treaties that shape the security and foreign policy developments for the Black Sea littoral states in relation to other states or international organizations such as the UN, NATO, EU, OSCE, etc. The Karadeniz Press editorial team is composed of young researchers in the field of security and defense studies and international relations. They aim to offer quality news and well-documented analyses to an interested audience, delivered in a timely manner for understanding regional developments.

Would you like to be one of these young researchers? If yes, we offer you the opportunity! Karadeniz Press is launching a security and foreign policy analysis competition to capture developments and phenomena with an impact on the Black Sea region! The proposed topics for reflection are as follows:
-The status of the Black Sea in international treaties and conventions, bilateral or multilateral (such as the Montreux Convention, BSEC, Three Seas Initiative, etc.); -Security challenges facing the countries in the Black Sea region (the conflict in Ukraine, illegal migration, drug trafficking, energy security, etc.);
-Internal political, security, and foreign policy developments of the Black Sea littoral states or those with a direct impact on the regional security equation (Romania, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Moldova). If you are a student or researcher in the field of political science, sociology, security studies, international relations, and you want to become a contributor to Karadeniz Press, please submit an analysis of approximately 4,000 words capturing one or more of the topics mentioned above. The analysis should follow the format of analyses published by institutions like the Council on Foreign Relations (e.g.,
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-crossroads-europe-and-russia)
or the Rand Corporation (e.g., https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA1862-1.html).

Please send your submission to redactia@karadeniz-press.ro!
By October 15, 2023, we invite you to submit a CV and the article in its final form.
And because we believe that work should be rewarded, we have prizes for you! The first prize is valued at 300 euros, the second prize is 200 euros, the third prize is 150 euros, and the five honorable mentions will each receive 100 euros! Additionally, all winners will be invited to regularly publish analyses and news for Karadeniz Press Agency under a copyright contract, and your contributions will be compensated.