This article is devoted to an analysis of cyber security, a concept that arrived on the post-Cold War agenda in response to a mixture of technological innovations and changing geopolitical conditions. Adopting the framework of securitization theory, the article theorizes cyber security as a distinct sector with a particular constellation of threats and referent objects. It is held that ‘‘networ...

Undoubtedly, during the post-Cold War era, the fields of political competition changed and with the change in the political geography of the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as the Soviet Union collapsed and new countries emerged, the field of competition for a change in power balance not only expanded but took on a new form. Economic benefits, diversification of fossil fuels and new...

the theoretical frameworks of geopolitical knowledge have always been based on territorial realities; and the rational approachhas been employed in geopolitical research. understand the patterns of the world power competition, and to make predictions about these rivalries, there is a need for identifying the world strategic regions, their attributes and the geographical passages to these region...

What would it mean to describe James Bond as a man in his element? As an expression in English, being “in one’s element” usually refers to someone or something well suited to what they are doing. The term often conveys, when a human actor is involved, a sense of comfort, enjoyment, and even pleasure. Conversely, when we note that someone or something is “out of their element”, we highlight othe...

United States power in Persian Gulf has risen since the end of Second World War. Dividing U.S. presence in the Region into the Cold war and post-Cold war era, the principle policy in first period was narrowing the impact of Soviet Union in the Region and in latter, Access to Persian Gulf region’s oil and controlling the major threats which can disrupt the flow of oil to global energy market. Fo...

The paper examines the historical development and current dynamics of Pakistan's strategic culture. This study explores key influences, events, trends that have shaped culture through a combination research, case studies, content analysis.Partition British India, early state creation, military involvement, ties with regional international powers are all examples. How Pakistan maintains balance ...

Security and stability are essential for stable development, successful integration into global political economic systems, sustainable growth in the Black Sea region countries, including Georgia. During Cold War, was "divided" Republic of Turkey (as a member NATO) on one hand, countries former Soviet Union other. After end strategic balance has undoubtedly changed - role geopolitical-economic ...

The Balkans are one of the main stages so-called Cold War 2.0 between United States and Russo-Chinese axis, but, to a greater extent, they also an important battlefront broader great power competition, hegemonic confrontation fought by number European non-European powers only partly tied aforementioned 2.0. Just like in past, keep being powder keg Europe, but this time, due combination historic...

termination of the cold war was followed by considerable developments in international relations, including the emergence and gradual empowerment of new political actors. china was one of these actors whose process of empowerment, which actually started many years before the end of the cold war, has drawn attention from many analysts. central asia is one of the regions with which china has had ...