Conflicting Interests of Great Powers in Afghanistan's Geopolitical System
Abstract
During history Afghanistan has always been at the heart of competition among the great powers because of its geopolitical position in the world order and its active power cycle. The policies of the great powersp towards Afghanistan have always been affected by the rivalry in the global cycle of power and the structural challenges of the international system caused by the existence of such a cycle.the developments that happen in the international system, particularly after the cold war and dimise of the Soviet Union, especially after 11 septamber have caused Afghanistan to be one of the pillars of US regional policy. In addition, with the recreation of Russian power and the rise of China as well as the formation of the transition period in the world order, Uniteds States has face many challenges via other great powers in the Afghanitan geopolitical system. With regards to the two great powers of the international system _Russia and China- challenging American hegemony in Afghanistan as well as the presence of US forces in this country, Afghanistan, after septamber 11, has turned into one of the connection centers of structural pressures related to the international system and geopolitical currents – which is being a response to such pressures. Accordingly, the research question is based on the conflicting interestes of great powers in Afghanistan's geopolitical system. The present study regards Afghanistan as a geopolitical center by which part of the dynamic control of the power of the challenging countries is realized.
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