‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

American pragmatists consider the realist and liberal tradition in international relations to be inefficient and believe that most of the successes of American foreign policy have been ... Read More

A Study of Turkey’s Strategy in the Caspian Sea and Middle East Region

Reza Hassani; Hamidreza Shirzad

Volume 28, Issue 120 , March 2023, , Pages 55-86

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Turkey’s energy consumption has been increasing during recent years due to the country’s economic growth. This issue, accompanied by inadequate fossil fuel (oil and gas) ... Read More

 Turkey’s Economic Diplomacy in Central Asia

Hashem Ghaderi; ahmad bakhshi

Volume 28, Issue 119 , December 2022, , Pages 61-88

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In recent two decades, Turkey has consolidated its presence in Central Asian countries and played an active role in political and cultural spheres in this region. Through cultural and ... Read More

Russia in Syria and Takfirism in Central Asia

Abbas Golroo; Ardeshir Sanaee

Volume 26, Issue 112 , March 2021, , Pages 118-143

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Civil war in Syria and the interventions of regional and transregional players with their diverse and opposite motivations have led to different implications including the strengthening ... Read More

The Impact of Energy on Turkmenistan – China Relations

Morteza Noornohammadi; Mahnaz Zare

Volume 24, Issue 101 , July 2018, , Pages 87-115

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An increase of energy consumption in China since last two decades and the same continuous perspective for future has made the issue of fossil fuel provision a vital and significant ... Read More

The Importance of Energy Role on Russian's Foreign Policy

Abdolreza Farajirad; Roohollah Salehi Dolatabad

Volume 23, Issue 98 , August 2017, , Pages 33-66

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In international relations today, dominance on oil and gas resources and their pipelines draw attention of many policy makers. Therefore those countries that possess energy ... Read More

Turkey's Foreign Policy Approach in Caucasus (Case Study Republic of Azerbaijan)

Enayatollah Yazdani; Mostafa Kheiri

Volume 23, Issue 98 , August 2017, , Pages 127-152

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With the decline of the Kemalist discourse and the victory of the Islamists, Turkey’s foreign policy has undergone fundamental changes. Contrary to the past, Ankara's ambitions ... Read More

The European Union's Normative Power; Instruments and Challenges

Alireza Samoudi Pilehrood

Volume 23, Issue 97 , April 2017, , Pages 1-32

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Since the beginning of the third millennium, the European Union's policy toward the Central Asia has been a major part of the EU's common foreign and security policy. Central Asia has ... Read More

South Caucasus; Frustrated by the EU and Disappointed with Russian Federation

Alireza Samoudi Pilevar; Abed Noroozi Zar Mehri

Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 39-66

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South Caucasus is one of the regions in the world which faces with numerous challenges considering the security area and after two decades of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has ... Read More

Energy as the Area of "New Great Game" in Central Asia (The Case study: Russia, US and China)

Hossein Hamidinia; Roohollah Salehi Dolat Abadi

Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 67-96

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With increasing economic dependence of world on hydrocarbon energy resources, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the emergence of Russia as a major player in the global energy ... Read More With increasing economic dependence of world on hydrocarbon energy resources, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the emergence of Russia as a major player in the global energy market; the resources of oil and gas in Central Asia and their transportation routes to consumer markets have been greatly considered by the great industrial powers. There have been decades of long struggles over controlling natural oil and gas resources and infrastructures, and influence of central Asia that has been called "the new great game" between Europe, China, Russia and America, and each of these powers were trying to outpace each other in order to obtain more influence in the region. In the years of the Soviet Union collapse and the discovery of huge reserves of oil and gas in Central Asia, the competition between the great powers has been intensified. On the one hand, the Russians by confining all the exporting routes of their land have tended to maintain their traditional influence and control over the newly independent states. On the other hand, the United States has entered in the region as a serious competitor, and as a fan of the paths that will lead to its own long-term goals and geopolitical interests. Also, China with its strong incentives to be present in Central Asia and to challenge the hegemonic policies of America and also to achieve the regional energy resources and huge market has entered in this competition. Although Russia is the major power in Central Asia's resources, the presence of new players such as America, and especially China and the efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to find alternative ways to transport oil and gas have faced the Russian interests with some challenges in the region. Accordingly, the authors of this article ask this question: who is going to win the power game of having control over Central Asia's resources? Our hypothesis is that due to China's economic growth and the need of this country to the huge oil and gas resources as well as the development of Beijing's relationships with Central Asian neighbors; in the future China will be the main power in the region.

Objectives and Strategies of China's Foreign Policy in Central Asia

Volume 19, Issue 84 , March 2014, , Pages 1-29

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The collapse of the Soviet Union provided an extraordinary opportunity for China to enforce political and economic process in the Central Asian region. Proximity of the border of China ... Read More

Areas of Disagreement and Rivalry between the EU and Russia

Volume 19, Issue 82 , September 2013, , Pages 1-28

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After the Cold War, relationships among the European countries and Russia entered into a new phase. Despite the rise in of interactions between Brussels and Moscow through cooperation ... Read More

Gazprom and the Dream about Capturing the Global Energy Markets

Volume 17, Issue 75 , November 2012, , Pages 1-26

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The Russian Gazprom, one of the world's leading oil giants, is not only dominating over most Russian gas resources, but have made a vast attempt to seize the world energy markets as ... Read More

The European Union Energy Security Strategy in the South Caucasus

Volume 16, Issue 71 , November 2011, , Pages 55-79

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Increasing energy consumption and lack of alternative sources for fossil fuels are the main concerns for the industrialized nations of the world. Security of energy supply sources and ... Read More

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Volume 26 (2020)

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Volume 17 (2012)

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