The Geopolitical Importance of the Asian Continent

Résumé

The Asian continent is the biggest continent in the world besides its historical importance, since it is recorded as the base of the most ancient civilisations as well as the cradle of the monotheistic religions and as a mosaic of different civilisations and ethnicities which provides it with a unique civilizational position. This huge cultural richness is combined with the natural and geographical qualifications of this region. Asia has a strategic geographical location being described by the geographers as the heart of the earth. In addition, this continent contains the most important waterways that control the international navigation, as well as the biggest energy reserves worldwide. These civilisation and nature potentials owned by Asia are added to the economic growth marking the Asian countries. Asia also hosts advanced world leading military systems and contains a number of plants with the nuclear capacity, which pushed this continent towards the summit to the extent that some people named this, and the oncoming decades “the Asian era”. Therefore, this paper seeks to answer to the following problematic:

 To which extent can we comprehend the Asian value amongst the international politics? What are its prospects?

To solve this problematic, we list the most essential elements as follows:

- Chapter One: A definition of the Asian continent.

 - Chapter Two: The geopolitical importance of the Asian continent.

 - Chapter Three: Indicators of the importance of the Asian continent Conclusion.