Central Asia: The bends of History and Geography
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PAULO, DUARTE [1]
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[1] Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Colombia
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- Localización: Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad, ISSN-e 1909-3063, Vol. 9, Nº. 1, 2014
- Idioma: español
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Resumen
This article aims to highlight the major historical andgeopolitical characteristics of Central Asia. Variousgeopolitical currents highlight the prominence of CentralAsia under the geostrategic and global economy. Authorssuch as H. Mackinder or Z. Brzezinski, stressed theimportance of the ‘Heartland’ (i.e. the Eurasian Balkans),while is ‘world axis’ and geopolitical space. The centralargument is that this is a region of major importance inthe current economic arena as a result of its strategicposition as a link between East and West, a space ofcompetition and reinforcement of the great powers. Byrevisiting history and through a literature review, thispaper aims to contribute to increase knowledge about aremote region of the world, but of utmost importance in the geopolitical and economic context of today. Besides, the region has been, in recent years, attracting the attention of foreign investors due to the existence of large reserves of oil and gas.
