International Conference on Eurasian Economies
11-13 October 2012 – Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN
Paper detail
Paper ID : 441
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Natural Resources and Environment
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Arzu Azer
Session : 4B Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar
The Central Asia and Caucasia Politics of China in the Context of Energy Security
Çin’in Enerji Güvenliği Bağlamında Kafkasya ve Orta Asya Politikası
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Arzu Azer (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
Abstract
After the dissolution of Soviet Union, the geo-strategical importance of Caucasia, the Central Asia and the Black Sea region increased fastly. This transition period had been difficult while central planned economies had transformed into free market economies and meet capitalism. Geo-strategic importance of the region increased for the West and Russia as well as some countries as China due to the oil and gas resources besides being transit countries of the energy pipelines. The Central Asia, Caucasia and the Black Sea Region had been so important because the region owns rich natural resources and pipelines as well as being a door to Afghanistan and the exit to the Black Sea. During Post Cold-War era, the region became a chess table for imperial countries. While USA and Russia had been playing hegemony game in this region, some other countries as China had been investing silently in important areas. The investments of China in the region are actually so invincible. In this paper, it will be analysed the investments of China in this region and its economically and political interest in Caucasia and the Central Asia.
JEL codes: F21, F59, P20
Azer, Özlem Arzu (2012). "The Central Asia and Caucasia Politics of China in the Context of Energy Security" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2012, pp.233-240, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C03.00441
Session 4B: Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar
