The Importance of Central Eurasia in Geopolitical Competition among Great Powers

This article is seeking to answer this question that why the central Eurasian region is important in geopolitical competition among major powers? Many of scientists believe that with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of Cold War, the era of geopolitical theories and competition Great Powers in Eurasia has ended. But in 1990s that weakened Russia improved its peaceful relations with the west, west expanded its borders toward east and central Asia in form of NATO. The beginning of 2000 and September 11 led to west under the excuse of fighting with terrorism increase its presence more than ever in central Asia. Russia was being restored its former power, act of west is regarded as a threat for Russia, and this is the beginning of the confrontation between two rival in the Central Eurasia. On the other hand, power vacuum that arose after the collapse of the Soviet Union in Central Eurasia, draw attention of many powers in to this geopolitics and geostrategic area. This paper explains the competition among regional and extra-regional powers with the aim of geopolitical advantage in Central Eurasia.