Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.21861/hgg.2010.72.02
The New Great Game: Rivalry of Geostrategies and Geoeconomies in Central Asia
Petar Kurečić
; Visoka škola međunarodnih odnosa i diplomacije
Sažetak
The paper studies rivalry of geostrategies and geoeconomies in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea region. These regions have strategic value, particularly considering oil and gas reserves, which also represent a peril to the regional security. After centuries of Russian dominance, Central Asia became a region with five independent states. The Russian influence declined in the 1990s, only to return gradually, but its rivals have shown up. The USA and China started a quest for Central Asian and Caspian Sea oil and gas. The US presence in Iraq, the US and NATO’s presence in Afghanistan, US military bases, Russian presence and military bases, China’s rising influence, Iran’s and Turkey’s proximity to the region, and military and economic alliances, show that Central Asia is an arena of great power rivalry. The balance of power, instability and struggle for control over oil and gas reserves mean that the new Great Game has started.
Ključne riječi
oil; natural gas; geoeconomy; geostrategy; Caspian Sea; Central Asia
Hrčak ID:
56203
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.7.2010.
Posjeta: 6.445 *