THE EVOLVING EURASIAN GEOPOLITICS

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· 제목 : THE EVOLVING EURASIAN GEOPOLITICS (Strategic Choices for International Security)
· 분류 : 국내도서 > 대학교재/전문서적 > 사회과학계열 > 정치외교학 > 국제정치학
· ISBN : 9791165161477
· 쪽수 : 267쪽
· 출판일 : 2022-06-30

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유라시아 대륙의 모든 구석구석을 다루고자 한 것으로, 유라시아의 지정학적 의미와 발전에 관해 연구한 전문 학술연구서이자 더 큰 프로젝트의 일부로 첫 시작이다. 그런 의미에서 제1권은 유라시아 지정학적 공간, 즉 러시아 연방과 중화인민공화국에 초점을 맞추고 있어 살펴보았다.

Table of Contents … 4
List of Figures … 6
List of Tables … 6
List of Abbreviations … 7
Preface … 9
General Map of Central Eurasia … 13

Introduction ｜ A Framework for Understanding Eurasian Geopolitics … 16
Defining Eurasia … 20
Geopolitics as a Conceptual Framework … 24
Eurasia as a Region … 30
Regionalism in International Relations … 33

PartⅠ ｜ Russia: Ambitions vs. Realities? … 44
Chapter Ⅰ. Russia in Central Asia: Evolving Balance of Power … 47
Russian Conquest of Central Asia and the Soviet Period … 49
Russia’s Resurgence … 52
9/11 and the US Interests in Central Asia … 54
Russia’s Policy toward Central Asia under Putin … 56
Energy and Pipeline Geopolitics … 63
Russian and Chinese Entanglements in Central Asia … 71
Chapter Ⅱ. Challenging Perspectives on Security in the Arctic Region … 74
Geopolitics: Scramble for the Arctic … 78
Global Energy Security and Eurasian Arctic … 82
Environmental Changes and the Arctic Region … 84
Russia's Arctic Policy … 86
Chapter Ⅲ. Connecting Eurasia and the Americas … 88
The Russian Far East in Historical Context … 92
Significance of Natural Resources for Global Economic Development … 97
Challenges and Opportunities of the Bering Strait Crossing for the RFE … 99
Strategic Quadrangle in Northeast Asia: Russia, China, Japan and Korea … 103
Russo-Japanese Relations … 105
Russo-Chinese Relations … 106
Russo-Korean Relations … 108

Part Ⅱ China: Journey to a Global Identity … 116
Chapter Ⅳ. Pax Sinica along the Silk Road … 124
Pax Sinica in Historical Context and the Ancient Silk Road … 128
Chinese Geopolitics and the Rationale Behind Pax Sinica … 130
Contemporary Geopolitical Dynamics in Eurasia … 135
China-Russia Axis in the Making through Regional Organizations … 141
Chapter Ⅴ. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization … 147
China’s Approach to the SCO … 151
Russia’s approach to the SCO … 159
Chapter Ⅵ. Uyghurs at Eurasian Crossroads … 167
Geographical Characteristics … 169
Demographic Characteristics … 173
Islam in Xinjiang … 176
The Sources of the Unrest … 179
International Influences … 185

Conclusion … 190
China and Evolving Eurasian Geopolitics … 195
Russia and Evolving Eurasian Geopolitics … 199

Notes … 208
Bibliography … 225
Index … 252
About the Author … 267

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Cagri Erdem is a teacher,author, and lecturer in the fields of international relations/security andpolitical geography. He received his Licencedegree in Administration Economique et Sociale (AES) from Universite deMontpellier-Ⅲ, France. Erdem continued his education in California, obtaining his BA and MA in International Relations at San Francisco State University. Next, he received his Ph.D. in political science from Syracuse University of New York. In his university career, he has been a professor/visiting lecturer of international relations at various universities across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Northeast Asia with a lifelong commitment to education improvement. In addition, he participated in various specific certificate programs, such as Russian culture and language training at Moscow Lomonosov State University (2002) and Afghan culture and language at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (2008). Before moving to the Republic of Korea in 2015, Erdem worked at British Aerospace Engineering (BAE) Systems as asocial scientist focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan (2008-09) and in Istanbul, Turkey as an assistant professor (2010-15). Currently, he is teaching courses on international security and geopolitics at Keimyung University. He lives in Daegu, South Korea.

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