The Formation of New Cold War in the Competition of the United States and Russia in Caucasus (Text in Persian)

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Esmaeil Shafiee ¹ (([e-mail]) 1. استادیار و عضو هیأت علمی گروه علوم سیاسی و روابط بین الملل دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شهرضا)
Ali Karam Safari ² (([e-mail]) 2. کارشناس ارشد روابط بین الملل دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شهرضا)

Received: 2012-07-24 Accepted : 2012-11-09 Published : 2012-01-01

Keywords: Russia, The United States of America, Great Game, New Heartland,

Abstract :

The study and measurement of the presence and effectiveness of the United States and Russia in Caucasus region shows the important new development which is taking place in the region. It seems that the United States is having a grand plan to bring change in technology and economic structure of the countries of Caucasus region. Its aim is substituting free market model economy and capitalism with centrally planned and state economies. In this way facilitate the necessary ground for expansion of its influence and also controlling the political structure of the newly independent republics. It also aims at containing regions and forces that challenge the United States. On the other hand Russia which considers itself the Godfather of this strategic region calls this region “the near abroad” and is determined to contain the United States expansion of influence in the region. In the present article by a descriptive analytical method, an attempt is made to raise this question whether a new cold war has started in the Caucasus region after the end of cold war? The underlying hypothesis that the paper examines, is that, with the presence of the United States in Caucasus region, a new cold war has started. On the whole it seems that by increasing the economic, political and strategic and military attractions of the region the possibility of conflict also increases considerably.