the caucasus region is located between the black sea and the caspian sea in south of the russian federation, north west of iran and north east of turkey. geographical situation and strategic significance of the south caucasus, have turned it to one of the most important parts of the world. in an atmosphere of the us -russia geostrategic competition and possibility of waging a cold war between t...

With China’s global rise, both its state leadership and key academics have engaged in developing a civilisational discourse for the twenty-first century partly based on ancient cosmological concepts. This article explores meanings of intentions behind this discourse, including promise Chinese-led world order, discusses intended audience international appeal. In backdrop theoretical debates empi...

This study examined the impact of US Africa Command on maritime security in Gulf Guinea West Africa, between 2007 and 2020, with specific emphasis core challenges Africa. The was anchored World Systems Theory, while data were generated using documentary survey methods. Data collected analysed content analysis. found that include piracy, armed robbery, drug trafficking. It also insecurity has re...

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become the lodestar of Beijing's efforts to increase its global political economic influence. This article interrogates BRI discourse, arguing that normative adoption narratives as a means for making sense connectivities between China other places risks producing new forms epistemic violence against subaltern populations. The empirical focus this paper...

What are the implications for emerging economies that become central to geoeconomic contestation between great powers? For Kazakhstan is a tool increasing importance and regional networking in pursuit of becoming Eurasian Land Bridge. Kazakhstan’s current multilateral approach foreign affairs utilizes unique way benefits national interest, pushing local infrastructure economic goals. This case ...

Portugal has a longstanding relationship with China and benefited from the economic opportunities arising closer ties Beijing, especially in wake of 2011 international bailout external assistance programme. Lisbon wants to do as much business possible. On other hand, United States (US) is Portugal’s most important ally. Thus, found itself caught between conflicting great-power interests. Amid r...

According to the International Monetary Fund, People’s Republic of China is nowadays largest economic power in world. Therefore, it unsurprising that was represented nearly every global market. Contrary belief Chinese investments underdeveloped countries should lead their development and improvements standards, Peking accused using strengthen its economy increase political influence. The modus ...

The concepts of security and freedom have long had an antagonistic relationship in the political sphere. Since Plato wrote his Republic, authors such as Machiavelli, Hobbes subsequent contractarians understood that some limitations on individual were necessary for sake collective security. This paradigm has since been inherited by different thinkers is key most theory proposals. Following this ...