The Place of Persian Gulf in Great Powers Competitions

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Zarei Bahador ¹ , Ali Zeinivand ² , Kimia Mohammadi ³

1 - استادیار و عضو هیات علمی گروه جغرافیای سیاسی دانشگاه تهران
2 - دانشجوی دکترای روابط بین الملل دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران
3 - دانشجوی دکترای روابط بین الملل دانشگاه آزد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران

Received: 2012-09-15 Accepted : 2012-11-09 Published : 2012-01-01

Keywords: Persian Gulf, Economy, geo, oil and gas, extra, territorial powers,

Abstract :

From the beginning of 21st century the geo-economic approach is used as a new approach for analysis of strategic and international problems and competition of big powers in strategic regions. This approach is formed from the combination of three elements, namely geography, power and economy and it examines the relations of geography, power and economy and the interaction of these three elements in acquisition of power. In this period the powerful countries instead of paying attention to mere geopolitics mainly turned to geo-economics and try to have a politico-economic look instead of politico-military look to sensitive regions of the world. In present century energy particularly oil and gas as the spirit of geo-economics plays important role in the process of development, determining security and creating regional and international tensions. One of the strategic and geo-economic regions which will be the scene of disputes and geo-energy competition in twenty first century is Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf from the viewpoint of geopolitical and geostrategic theories is an important international region and this region from the viewpoint of new theories (geo-economic, geostrategic and geo-energy) is one of the sensitive and effective region in international and regional equations.