Geopolitics of Baltic Sea and its Regional Importance

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 - Full Professor of Political Geography, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

2 - Ph.D Student of Political Geography, Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Abstract

Baltic sea amongst   half closed and closed seas of classification, which is located in Northern Europe. This sea, in contemporary, specially twentieth century with has been special important strategic & geopolitic area. During the Cold War and bipolar, it is one of  major access roads of the Soviet to open sea world and  also is a strategic northern front line number modular contact the NATO and Warsaw . Geostrategists believe in 21st century will be the operational stage arctic and the Baltic will organize one of the branch important to the scene. Dispersion energy resources to the world show an important part of the world's oil and gas reserves in Russia is located .Russia's recent energy crisis export to Europe and It’s depended this country for export of energy to the region, Russia understand the geoeconomic  role and importance of the Baltic sea economic. On the other hand, the only marine way to access the border maritime world trade routes, many coastal states unique to the sea. This article meantime review answer the question that end of the Cold War and the transformation arise from what had impact on region importance to predict the future trend changes is analyzed. Purpose of this research methodology (descriptive - analytical) is used.  The result shows at least three factors cause continuing and increasing importance of regional Baltic area has been made.
1- Baltic Sea the most economical and convenient way to export energy to Europe and other regions of Russia are the world.
2- The study satellite photos of ice represents Russia in the decade 2040 North Coast because of ice retreat during the year will be navigable. In such circumstances the Baltic Sea as one of arctic branches in geo strategic of Russia as a major regional role and importance more than ever before will appear.
3- Baltic Sea only access path countries such as, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden and is one of the main access routes to Russia and Germany to open sea.
 
 
 

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