Phil KELLY My version of geopolitics is the classical, that geographical placement of states, regions, and resources does exert some impact upon international affairs, and that these impacts occasionally can be rendered into statements of probability or generalizations that will describe and … [Read more...]
Geopolitics of Water: a Serious Challenge in the North East of Africa
Sohrab ASGARI Africa which is known as black continent comprises many antagonistic humanitarian and natural affairs in it. Much of countries of Africa are born in last century and their history is not longer than a century so they face many problems and have to resolve them as soon as possible. … [Read more...]
The Geopolitics of African Mediterranean and Its Geostrategic Importance for Europe and the Middle East
Isa MULAJ Many geographical regions, states, and locations have been the target of acquisition and control for certain strategic objectives throughout the history. In most common cases, the aim was related to the use and exploitation of resources (natural unexplored, those already created by the … [Read more...]
Russian and American Conflicting Policies in Central Asia
Slobodan JANKOVIC The following text describes the Russia’s and USA conflicting policies in the Central Asia. This region is valued of strategic interest not only for Moscow’s interests, but also for the Washington power projection. Constant Russian economic and political recovery after 1998 and … [Read more...]
The Horn of Africa: Culture, Religion and Geopolitics
Nicholas DIMA The Horn of Africa is a large geographic area located in the northeastern corner of the continent. The region is important to the world anthropologically, economically and geopolitically. Inhabited by hominids since the earliest times, the area may be the cradle of humanity and surely … [Read more...]
Impactul convergenţei intereselor geostrategice ale marilor actori mondiali asupra geopoliticii energetice caspice şi central-asiatice – Primul deceniu al secolului XXI-
Tudor BLÂNDU Creșterea dependenței energetice a producătorilor industriali mari direct proporțional cu consumul în creștere a dus la căutarea unor noi zone care posedă resurse de hidrocarburi. Regiunea din jurul Mării Caspice, inclusiv regiunea Caucazului la Vest și Asia Centrală, la Vest, Rusia și … [Read more...]
Geopolitical Contest in Black Sea Domain and Its Impact on Iran’s Foreign Policy
Ezatollah EZATI, Masoud ALMASI In this article the purpose is to show the geopolitical impacts of Black Sea domain on Iran's foreign policy. Iran's internal and foreign policy beside the matters about oil and the ways of transporting it through the Black Sea domain have always been under the … [Read more...]
Theoretical Concept of Geopolitics With a Regard to Middle East and Persian Gulf Region
Seyed AKBAR The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of world Geopolitical theories focusing on the Middle East and the Persian Gulf as "shatter belt" regions. Traditional Geopolitical theorists have sought to demonstrate the importance in the determination of foreign policies of … [Read more...]
De la geoeconomie la geopolitică
Marian Vasile NAZARE Sfârşitul lui 2008 a anunţat, prin simptomele sale şi realitate, debutul unei crize globale care va creşte în intensitate în anii viitori: 2009-2012. Acest fenomen, cu profunde implicaţii la toate nivelurile - economic, social, politic şi geopolitic, obiectiv în esenţa … [Read more...]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Five: Achievements and Challenges Ahead
Qiumars YAZDANPANAH DERO, Ezatollah EZATI The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), at this time consisting of China, Russia and four Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), covers more than three fifths of Eurasian Landmass and represents one quarter of the worlds … [Read more...]