Abstract

THE GEOPOLITICALAND GEO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF THE OPENING OF THE SILK ROAD AND THE ACTIVATION OF TURKEY'S SILK ROAD STRATEGY

Sabah Naas SHANAFAH, Mohamed Aziz Abdul-Hassan

Volume: 8 Issue: 3 2018

Abstract:

The geopolitical dimensions of the opening of the Silk Road and the activation of Turkey's Silk Road Strategy The opening of the Turkish Prime Minister RecapTyap Erdogan"Iron Silk Road" to facilitate international movement and trade on 30 October 2017 is a tactical episode that is complementary to the Turkish Strategic Steps series to activate and revive Turkey's overall "Silk Road Strategy" to diversify energy sources, And build land routes to avoid obstacles to the maritime supply of oil and gas transport to the areas of the Mediterranean basin rich in gas and volatile security because of differences on the investment of gas and transport to Europe between Israel and the basin countries, in addition to the tensions in the region Middle East and North Africa "Today we are opening an important component of the new silk road connecting Asia to Europe," Turkish President RecapTyap Erdogan said at the opening ceremony. "We announce today that China to London railway link is established." The BTK rail line connects Baku, the Azerbaijani capital on the Caspian Sea, to the Turkish border city of Kars, via Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The three countries are pitching the project as an alternative route for China's Belt and Road Initiative that aims to connect China and Europe. The BTK line would bypass a Russian railway route to the north

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