“IRANIAN SQUARE” AGAINST “TURKISH TRIANGLE”
https://doi.org/10.18384/2224-0209-2022-1-1106
Abstract
Aim. To study the specifics of the geopolitical project of Iran in its opposition to the geopolitical project of Turkey in the process of the struggle of these powers for leadership in the Greater Middle East region.
Methodology. The main methods of research are systematic, comparative, and phenomenological methods of research.
Results. Iran plays a significant role in the geopolitical process not only in the Greater Middle East region, but also in Eurasia and the world as a whole, relying on its own geopolitical project, the components of which are Shiism, Aryanism, energy resources and communications (the “Iranian square“). At the same time, Iran is immanently opposed to Turkey and its geopolitical project, the components of which are Sunni panIslamism, pan-Turkism and neo-Ottomanism (the “Turkish triangle“).
Research implications. The results of the study contribute to the theory of geopolitics and are important for predicting the geopolitical behavior of the modern Turkey and Iran.
About the Author
N. Komleva
Geopolitical analysis Center in Academy of geopolitical problems
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia A. Komleva − Dr. Sci. (Politics), Prof., Director
121108, Moscow, Gerasim Kurinstreet, 10 (k.2)
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