The “Grand Chessboard” of the 21st Century : Geopolitical Strategies of the Multipolar World
Journal: Nemzetbiztonsági Szemle
Year: 2015

Following the March, 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, international political analysts began speaking of the rebirth of orthodox geopolitics. The event also signified the beginning of a multi-polar period. While US foreign policy is retreating and becoming more insular, large growing markets are returning through the use of military strength, i.e., by using “hard power”. Using its Eurasian geopolitical principle, Russia - which is clearly standing opposed to the USA - is increasingly be