Respecting the Past and Looking Forward: Eurasia Searches for a New System

In the multipolar world, the struggle for Eurasia is unfolding through the creation of new alliances and corridors. Key roles are played by the countries of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and global actors striving for balance and stability.

Of particular importance in this context is the Eurasian continent. Numerous local and regional conflicts are unfolding here, the focus of which is shifting toward control over strategically important resource regions and multimodal transit corridors.

Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Key Arenas of Geopolitical Ambitions

Central Asia and the South Caucasus are being closely watched by global and regional powers such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU, and Türkiye. The rich resource potential of these regions and their transit communications critical for exporting natural resources to world markets make them key elements of ambitious geopolitical and geoeconomic projects.

Лондон и возрождение «Большой игры»

London and the Revival of the Great Game

London, following its traditional strategy of confrontation between the Rimland (maritime powers) and the Heartland (land powers), is reviving the seemingly forgotten Great Game for dominance over Asia. Racist ideology and the geopolitical strategy of Pan-Turanism (i.e. he Turan project aimed at forming an association of Turkic states under Türkiye’s leadership) are being employed.

As part of this policy, there are attempts to create alternative cross-border energy and transport communications. The goal is to ensure the export of raw material resources from Central Asia and the South Caucasus to Western markets, and to resolve long-standing conflicts to guarantee the security of new transit routes bypassing Russia, Iran, and China.

Türkiye: The Driving Force of Pan-Turanism

Türkiye, as a NATO member and an ally of the United Kingdom and the United States, is the main promoter of Pan-Turanist ideology and policy, which is based on the linguistic and cultural commonality of Turkic........

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