China

The territory most commonly known as Taiwan, an island area, is situated at its closest 81 miles from the coast of south-eastern China.

The creator of the concept of U.S. Sea power, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, primarily insisted on creating a strong naval force to ensure safe shipping around the world and prevent enemies from approaching the borders of the United States.

Australia holds a special place in global geopolitics. Despite the size of the country, it has never actively participated in shaping global political processes, acting as an appendage of the United Kingdom and then the United States. Now, in the context of the changing global balance of power and the growing confrontation between the United States and China, Australia is becoming a distant backyard of Washington, which will be used by the Pentagon as a strategic stronghold in the Pacific region.

The development of new commercial and strategic networks finds a significant junction in the Caspian Sea. We are talking about the world’s largest lake, whose highly strategic location between Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Russia, with its 371,000 square kilometres and a quite unique ecosystem, very diverse in biodiversity and a natural reservoir of inestimable value for economic and political cooperation between neighbouring countries.