Global Competition for Control of the Black Sea-Caspian Region

Abstract

Dezintegracijom bivšeg Sovjetskog Saveza nastaje vakuum sile u novonastalim južnim državama crnomorsko-kaspijske regije. Dotadašnji ruski monopol na "zadnje nedirnute" energetske potencijale ukidaju međunarodne naftne kompanije pod patronatom Zapada. Nastojeći osigurati stalni dotok dugoročno predviđene količine energenta, SAD ohrabruju novonastale zemlje euroazijskog Balkana da iziđu iz "ruske sjene" i postanu proizvođači/čuvari naftnih polja i energetskih koridora. Antiteroristička djelovanje na globalnoj razini, složenost situacije u Iraku i poljuljana povjerenje u Saudijsku Arabiju nakon 11. rujna daje dodatni upliv na jačanje odnosa Washingtona i Moskve. Uspostavljeni energetski E-W postaje istodobno i W-E američki koridor za projekciju diplomatskoga, gospodarskog i u krajnjoj nuždi vojnog instrumenta u središnji prostor euroazijske šahovske ploče. Rezultati "polaganja" ispita Bushove administracije u Iraku i Gruziji odredit će daljnju ulogu SAD-a kao jedine globalne sile ili zemlje globalnog lidera.With the disintegration of the farmer Soviet Union the vacuum of power in the new formed south states of the Black Sea-Caspian region bas been created. The Russian monopoly over "the last untouched" energy potentials is being routed by international oil companies under western patronage. The USA trying to secure a permanent supply of a long-awaited quantity of energy, encourages the newly formed countries of the Euroasian Balkans to come out of the "Russian shadow" and to become producers / guards of the oil fields and energy corridors. Antiterrorist activities on a global level, the complexity of the situation in Iraq and lowered confidence in Saudi Arabia after September 11 are additional factors of influence on the strengthening Washington/Moscow relations. The newly created E-W corridor becomes, at the same time, the W-E American corridor for the creation of diplomatic, economic and of last resort military instruments in the Central region of the European chess board. The outcomes of the Bush administration\u27s policies in Iraq and Georgia will determine the future role of the USA as the only remaining global force

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