Outcomes and strategies in the ‘New Great Game
China and the Caspian states emerge as winners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6154591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Smith Stegen (0009-0005-3051-3178, Constructor University), Julia Kusznir (Constructor University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-106 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eurasian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1879-3665 • E-ISSN: 1879-3673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.euras.2015.03.002 |
| OpenAlex | W2047138732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 35 |
The decades-long struggle for control over oil and natural gas resources, infrastructure and influence in the Caspian region has been referred to as the ‘New Great Game’, with Europe, China, the US and Russia typically cited as the main combatants. We explore recent developments and aver that, if present trends continue, Europe will have access to Azerbaijan's resources, China to those of the East Caspian states, the US will stay commercially and strategically engaged, and Russia's influence will (continue to) diminish. How did this unexpected turn of events arise? We examine China's dominance and argue that the foreign policies of the US and Russia – within the region and even further abroad – have inadvertently driven the East Caspian states and China towards each other. Wary of potential maritime chokepoints in the Pacific, China feels strongly compelled to shore up resources and influence in the Caspian region. In part because of Russia's intransigence regarding the Caspian Sea's status, the East Caspian states – faced with constrained access to the West – have turned to China as an alternative market and counterbalance to Russia
Business · China · Development economics · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Economy · Geography · International trade · Natural resource · Political science · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Global Energy Security and Policy · Russia and Soviet political economy
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The EU and European transnational companies in Central Asia
The new Eurasia
China’s Power in Its Strategic Energy Partnership with the Eurasian Economic Union
State intervention in Kazakhstan's energy sector
China and India in Central Asia
‘Multi-vector politics’ and Kazakhstan's emerging role as a geo-strategic player in Central Asia
Russia and the Caspian region
C hallenges for D emocratization in C entral A sia
The role of oil and gas in Kazakhstan's foreign policy
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Globalizing Central Asia
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Central Asia's Second Chance
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Central Asia, and the Great Powers, an Introduction
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China and Central Asia
Energy Politics and Geopolitical Competition in the Caspian Basin
A Limited Toolbox
The new great game in Central Asia post 2014
Risky Business
Whither the New Great Game in Central Asia
China and India in Central Asia
The changing politics of foreign policy
US oil strategy in the Caspian Basin
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |