The goals and strategies of the great powers in Central Asia: the realism of the United States

The aim of this paper is to contribute to increase knowledge about a remote region of the world, but of utmost importance in the geopolitical and economic context of today: Central Asia. The central argument is that the great powers (the United States) demonstrate a predominantly economic interest (...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Duarte, Paulo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Conjuntura Austral
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/44340
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/44340
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Central Asia
United States
Energy resources
Ásia Central
Estados Unidos
Recursos energéticos
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to contribute to increase knowledge about a remote region of the world, but of utmost importance in the geopolitical and economic context of today: Central Asia. The central argument is that the great powers (the United States) demonstrate a predominantly economic interest (the search for energy resources) towards the region, pursuing fundamentally realistic-driven policies with regard to it.