The importance of the One Belt One Road Initiative for Central and West Asia

• Authors: Selcen Emiroglu Melike
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Initiative of One belt- One Road Project consists of the Economic zone of the Silk Road and projects of 21th Century Sea Silk Road. The Antique Silk Road aims to establish a trade and infrasture network that connects Europe and Africa to Asia beyond trade routes. For 21st Century Modern Silk Road will create new opportunies for all member states in this project. Also, China will have big advantage and economical development and the world trade productions will transport better safely, fast and on time to the destination countries. When we look at from Central Asia and Western Asia Countries pespectives, Turkic Republics are geographically located in the first circle of this Project. Although it is clear that China’s growing influence as an economic force will be felt globally, the most difficult of the project will be the Turkic Republics, which will take the first place in case the project is successful or fails. The increase of China’s economic influence in the medium and long term, the free movement of goods, money and labor force has the potential to disrupt the population balance of the Turkic Republics. The stability of the Turkic Republics, which is a buffer zone between Russia and China, not only for these republics, but also for Russia’s security, The preservation of the population balance of the Turkic Republics and its borders with China is not an issue to be left to the Turkic Republics only. About this subject, the fact that there is a need for close cooperation should be taken into account by Russia, Turkey and Turkic Republics. Turkey Project will finance the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which will become a founding partner, Turkey attended this Project`s Summit in China and it is interested very closely with this Project. The loss of confidence in Turkey’s western allies for the last ten years, the west has pushed Turkey to seek the support of Russia and China in balancing the world. Via Turkic Republics Turkey will connect to China, Apart from Iran through a reliable line with this project (China-Central Asia-Caspian Sea-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey) the opportunity to reach the reunion to this new economic center of power in Asia. However, with this project China’s balance of economic, geopolitical and population influence on the Turkic Republics Turkey needs to close cooperation with Russia that is open.

Keywords

EN

One Belt One Road; Turkey; The Turkic Republics; China; Modern Silk Road; Russia; The Asian Infrasructure Investment Bank; economy and geopolitical

• Publisher: Fundacja Instytut Nauki o Polityce
• Journal: Polish Journal of Political Science
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 49-135

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Selcen Emiroglu Melike

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