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The Eurasian geopolitical fault lines are hot spots prone to territorial chess games among the global/regional powers, as was always the case in previous centuries. The never-ending geopolitical events across the Eurasian space are all indicative of the significance of this massive landmass. In recent decades a sizable literature has grown out of extensive research on geopolitics as well as Eurasia. Although the existing scholarly literature makes ample use of those concepts as a general theme, the book in question is part of a larger project involving all corners of the Eurasian continent. The first volume focuses on heavyweights of Eurasian geopolitical space, namely the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China.

유라시아의 지정학적 단층선은 이전 세기에 늘 그랬던 것처럼 세계 및 지역 강대국들 사이에서 영토 체스 게임이 일어나기 쉬운 위험한 분쟁지대이다. 유라시아 공간을 가로지르는 끝없는 지정학적 사건들은 모두 이 거대한 육지(유라시아)의 중요성을 나타낸다. 최근 수십 년 동안 유라시아뿐만 아니라 지정학에 대한 광범위한 연구가 있었으며 그로인해 상당한 양의 문헌이 발표되고 생성되었다. 기존의 학술 문헌은 그러한 개념을 일반적인 테마로 충분히 활용하고 있지만, 이 책은 유라시아 대륙의 모든 구석구석을 다루고자 한 것으로, 유라시아의 지정학적 의미와 발전에 관해 연구한 전문 학술연구서이자 더 큰 프로젝트의 일부로 첫 시작이다. 그런 의미에서 제1권은 유라시아 지정학적 공간, 즉 러시아 연방과 중화인민공화국에 초점을 맞추고 있어 살펴보았다.

Table of Contents … 4
List of Figures … 6
List of Tables … 6
List of Abbreviations … 7
Preface … 9
General Map of Central Eurasia … 13

Introduction ｜ A Framework for Understanding Eurasian Geopolitics … 16
Defining Eurasia … 20
Geopolitics as a Conceptual Framework … 24
Eurasia as a Region … 30
Regionalism in International Relations … 33

PartⅠ ｜ Russia: Ambitions vs. Realities? … 44
Chapter Ⅰ. Russia in Central Asia: Evolving Balance of Power … 47
Russian Conquest of Central Asia and the Soviet Period … 49
Russia’s Resurgence … 52
9/11 and the US Interests in Central Asia … 54
Russia’s Policy toward Central Asia under Putin … 56
Energy and Pipeline Geopolitics … 63
Russian and Chinese Entanglements in Central Asia … 71
Chapter Ⅱ. Challenging Perspectives on Security in the Arctic Region … 74
Geopolitics: Scramble for the Arctic … 78
Global Energy Security and Eurasian Arctic … 82
Environmental Changes and the Arctic Region … 84
Russia's Arctic Policy … 86
Chapter Ⅲ. Connecting Eurasia and the Americas … 88
The Russian Far East in Historical Context … 92
Significance of Natural Resources for Global Economic Development … 97
Challenges and Opportunities of the Bering Strait Crossing for the RFE … 99
Strategic Quadrangle in Northeast Asia: Russia, China, Japan and Korea … 103
Russo-Japanese Relations … 105
Russo-Chinese Relations … 106
Russo-Korean Relations … 108

Part Ⅱ China: Journey to a Global Identity … 116
Chapter Ⅳ. Pax Sinica along the Silk Road … 124
Pax Sinica in Historical Context and the Ancient Silk Road … 128
Chinese Geopolitics and the Rationale Behind Pax Sinica … 130
Contemporary Geopolitical Dynamics in Eurasia … 135
China-Russia Axis in the Making through Regional Organizations … 141
Chapter Ⅴ. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization … 147
China’s Approach to the SCO … 151
Russia’s approach to the SCO … 159
Chapter Ⅵ. Uyghurs at Eurasian Crossroads … 167
Geographical Characteristics … 169
Demographic Characteristics … 173
Islam in Xinjiang … 176
The Sources of the Unrest … 179
International Influences … 185

Conclusion … 190
China and Evolving Eurasian Geopolitics … 195
Russia and Evolving Eurasian Geopolitics … 199

Notes … 208
Bibliography … 225
Index … 252
About the Author … 267