Abstract

DUARTE, Paulo. IRAN VIS-À-VIS CENTRAL ASIA: A GEOSTRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.2, pp.179-195. ISSN 1909-3063.

This paper aims to contribute to increase knowledge about a remote region of the world, but of utmost importance in the geopolitical context of today - Central Asia - as a result of its strategic position as a link between East and West, a space of competition of the great powers. The central argument is that Iran demonstrates a predominantly economic interest (the search for energy resources) towards the region, pursuing fundamentally realistic-driven policies with regard to it. Alternatively to the participant and non-participant observation, we resorted to the semistructured interview. The field research was done through interviews conducted predominantly in Central Asia. The qualitative method, through the hermeneutic analysis, is the methodology supporting this investigation. We suggest that Iran inspires itself on the Chinese policy towards Central Asia, which has shown remarkable vigour in recent years in order to to project its power in the regional sphere and to mitigate the effects of Washington's (essentially) isolationist policy about it.

Keywords : Central Asia; Geostrategic; Iran; Realism.

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