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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rivalry between China, the USA, Russia, and Turkey began in Central Asia. The interests of the states and the interests of Turkey in the region are analyzed in relation to the strategy of other players. The impact of the war in Ukraine on the configuration and distribution of influence in the region is revealed. The rivalry is aimed at strengthening power and maintaining the energy resources of Central Asia.

Efforts to attract foreign investors and seek ties with foreign companies to strengthen Russia's economy.

Since coming to power in November 1970, Asad adopted the foreign policy posture of a political realist as opposed to that of a revolutionary liberator. Based on several years of interviews with key members of Syria's foreign policy elite, the author analyzes the three stages of Asad's foreign policy that seem especially relevant to an understanding of Syria's regional policy, and its policy towards Israel. (DÜI-Cls)

First published online: 12 December 2017 ; The point of departure for the special collection is provided by the observation that the growing complexity of the crises in the neighbourhood and the internal ones faced by the Union provides a sense of urgency to any type of strategic thinking that the EU might embrace. Against this backdrop, the recent shift towards geopolitics and strategic thinking is contextualized and the understanding of key aspects of ways in which the shift is translated into strategies by EU actors is put forward. The analysis recognizes the recent developments within the institutional dimension of EU's foreign and security policy, yet it confirms the fundamental meaning of the member states' willingness to invest resources and harmonize their foreign policy strategies at the EU level.

This paper was accepted for publication in the journal International Politics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1057/s41311-017-0125-x ; © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Ltd., part of Springer Nature The point of departure for the special collection is provided by the observation that the growing complexity of the crises in the neighbourhood and the internal ones faced by the Union provides a sense of urgency to any type of strategic thinking that the EU might embrace. Against this backdrop, the recent shift towards geopolitics and strategic thinking is contextualized and the understanding of key aspects of ways in which the shift is translated into strategies by EU actors is put forward. The analysis recognizes the recent developments within the institutional dimension of EU's foreign and security policy, yet it confirms the fundamental meaning of the member states' willingness to invest resources and harmonize their foreign policy strategies at the EU level.