The geopolitical importance of the Caucasus region and regional and international competition for the region

Abstract

Abstract: The Caucasus has become one of the main attractions of the region, which has generated unprecedented interest from the United States, Western Europe, Turkey, Iran, China, Pakistan and others; due to the large reserves of oil and natural gas. While it was Western special interests that first brought the region to the attention of policymakers in Western capitals, commercial considerations gradually became subordinate to political and geopolitical goals. One of these goals that was not officially announced, this strategic and political geographic location of the Caucasus was considered one of the most important focal points of international powers, but with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the emerging countries were