Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean
The paper elaborates on the geostrategic significance of the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean Sea in the past, as a precondition for consideration of current and future events in this macro-region. The author firstly considers the manifestation of the power, influence and interests of the great p...
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Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade
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| author | Slobodan M. Radojević |
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| description | The paper elaborates on the geostrategic significance of the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean Sea in the past, as a precondition for consideration of current and future events in this macro-region. The author firstly considers the manifestation of the power, influence and interests of the great powers in the Mediterranean through a historical and spatial perspective. The paper analyses political and economic changes in the Mediterranean through the theoretical and practical approach of great powers` navies engagement. The author points out that the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of the Mediterranean will further increase in the future, as a result of constant regional and global aspirations to increase the political and economic dynamics of this region. The growing competition between the United States and China will have a direct impact on the Mediterranean. The author concludes that the Mediterranean will remain a „testing polygon“ for the United States, China and Russia, and a region in which political and economic processes and strategic changes in the world could be witnessed most obviously. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f37734870fe942418be941a75ad9cbd12024-04-08T08:52:36ZengInstitute of International Politics and Economics, BelgradeThe Review of International Affairs0486-60962955-90302020-09-017111795476https://doi.org/10.18485/iipe_ria.2020.71.1179.3Political and strategic changes in the MediterraneanSlobodan M. Radojević0Ph.D., Lecturer, Military academy, University of Defence, BelgradeThe paper elaborates on the geostrategic significance of the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean Sea in the past, as a precondition for consideration of current and future events in this macro-region. The author firstly considers the manifestation of the power, influence and interests of the great powers in the Mediterranean through a historical and spatial perspective. The paper analyses political and economic changes in the Mediterranean through the theoretical and practical approach of great powers` navies engagement. The author points out that the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of the Mediterranean will further increase in the future, as a result of constant regional and global aspirations to increase the political and economic dynamics of this region. The growing competition between the United States and China will have a direct impact on the Mediterranean. The author concludes that the Mediterranean will remain a „testing polygon“ for the United States, China and Russia, and a region in which political and economic processes and strategic changes in the world could be witnessed most obviously.https://thereviewofinternationalaffairs.rs/wp-content/uploads/RI/2020/1179/RI-2020-1179-article-3.pdfmediterraneanmediterranean seastrategic changespolitical and economic processesunited stateschinarussia |
| spellingShingle | Slobodan M. Radojević Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean The Review of International Affairs mediterranean mediterranean sea strategic changes political and economic processes united states china russia |
| title | Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean |
| title_full | Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean |
| title_fullStr | Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean |
| title_short | Political and strategic changes in the Mediterranean |
| title_sort | political and strategic changes in the mediterranean |
| topic | mediterranean mediterranean sea strategic changes political and economic processes united states china russia |
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