THE ENERGY FACTOR IN THE GEOPOLITICS OF CENTRAL ASIA IN THE POST-REFORM PERIOD
Keywords:
energy security, geopolitics, Central Asia, New Great Game, pipeline diplomacyAbstract
Following the disintegration of the U.S.S.R., the geopolitical importance of Central Asia has never waned down. Instead, it emerged as a grand chessboard for regional and extra-regional players. In the quest for energy security and diversification of supply sources by the energy consumers, the heartland region has witnessed a great new game in the scramble for resources, which many now call the New Great Game that aims not merely to control but to directly administer the energy resources of the region. This article examines the nature of the great game that evolved in Central Asia in the epic quest for oil and energy of the region in the post-reform period after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The paper attempts to examine the intensity of the great powers’ game in the region by analyzing trends and variability. It concludes that the intensifying discovery and excavation of oil wells and gas fields will put increasingly greater pressure on the great game, while the declining energy pro
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