energy security and tajikistan’s open- door policy: position of iran in tajikistan’s economic-commercial relations

although on the basis of geo-economic theories, study of energy-related issues is of strategic importance to all countries, energy resources are no more restricted to oil and gas reserves as was the case during the past century. of course, these resources are still key elements of global energy reserves. today, in addition to geo-politics and geo-economics, the concept of hydro-geopolitics puts high emphasis on the importance of energy obtained from water resources, putting them on a par with oil and gas resources. furthermore, the energy resources and their products should be transferred in different ways. under these conditions, countries owning, producing and consuming energy should pay due attention to future outlook of energy resources. they should also take steps to organize production, transfer and consumption of energy. this paper aims to study and analyze iran’s position in foreign policy and economic relations of tajikistan in the light of tajikistan’s open-door policy.