Since the end of the Cold War, the general trend in the Black Sea region has been marked by confidence building and the launching of joint initiatives aimed at enhancing regional stability and security. This development has been particularly significant in the naval sphere with the creation of a Naval Task Force (BLACKSEAFOR) and a permanentanti-terrorist operation - Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH). Political cooperation in the Black Sea region has not reached the same level as maritime cooperation. The 2008 Russia-Georgia War showed that the region lacks a regional system for cooperation that would be capable of preventing or containing internal or interstate regional conflicts. The asymmetric character of the region, with two major players - Russia and Turkey - and several smaller, hampers the strengthening of regional security. This asymmetry is accentuated in the naval sphere where Russia´s and Turkey´s superiority is inassailable. In terms of maritime interests, Russia and Turkey have in practice devided the Black Sea into spheres of interest (Russia in the north-east and Turkey in the south-west), where they do not intend to interfere in each other´s activities unless necessary.