ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a comparison of the regional integration pattern followed by Caribbean states and the model pursued by the countries of the Black Sea region after 1990. It presents the main approaches to the study of regional organizations, to; compare the two regions and their organizations in terms of institutions, practices, and their results. The problems concerning the security of the Black Sea region are similar to those of the Caribbean Sea and include: illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and other criminal activities developed by "the organized crime networks" established especially in the former Soviet republics. In the case of English-speaking Caribbean countries, maintaining their connections with the United Kingdom surpassed their need for collaboration with other partners of the Caribbean community (CARICOM). Similarly, in the case of the Black Sea region, aspirations of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member countries mostly favored integration in other regional poles such as integration in the European Union (EU).
