Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This article explains the effects of the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative on the regional level of Iran's geo-economic space. The effects of the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative on Iran's geo-economics have emerged in the form of Kazakhstan becoming a new logistics and energy hub, Pakistanappearing as China's most important partner, and turning the United Arab Emirates into a logistics hub. The findings of the article show the multiple effects of the implementation of this megaproject on the geo-economics space of Iran. On the northern side, the implementation of the East-West corridors could weaken Iran's comparative advantage as a link between Central Asian economies and the global economy, and on the other hand, create new opportunities for Iran by developing soft and hard regional integration infrastructures. On the eastern side of Iran's geo-economic space, implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative will reduce the structural barriers to Pakistan's economic development. Reducing obstacles to Pakistan's economic development will create new opportunities for Iran.
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