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Caucasus
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A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran's Regionalism in ... cambridge.org Dec 1, 2025 2 facts
referenceRegional countries and Iran's rivals view Iran's Caucasus policy as inseparable from the Islamic Republic's overall revisionist and ideological foreign policy, as noted by Fallahi and Omidi (2018).
claimDuring the 1990s, populations in the Caucasus and Central Asia generally held negative views of Iran, perceiving the country as characterized by weakness and backwardness rather than as a model of progress.
Iran's Geopolitical Footprint: Regional Power or Global Contender? moderndiplomacy.eu Mar 26, 2025 2 facts
claimIran's geographic position as a bridge between the Arab world, Central Asia, and the Caucasus provides it with a unique strategic vantage point for regional influence.
claimIran occupies a strategic vantage point as a bridge between the Arab world, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, with influence extending from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.
The Middle East Conflict and the Future of the Region's Political Order internationalaffairs.org.au Mar 17, 2026 2 facts
claimSouth Azerbaijan is considered economically, demographically, and geographically significant within Iran due to its location at a crossroads linking Iran with the Caucasus and Anatolia.
claimSouth Azerbaijan is located at a crossroads linking Iran with the Caucasus and Anatolia, providing it with trade and strategic potential.
Tracing the geopolitical influence and regional power dynamics in ... link.springer.com Oct 22, 2025 2 facts
accountFollowing the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkey pursued a policy of cooperation with Muslim republics in the Caucasus that possessed Turkish ethnicity, a goal scholars termed the 'lost Turkish dream.'
claimTurkey faces limitations in regional expansion and seeks economical energy supplies from the Caucasus and Caspian Sea areas to meet future gas demands.
Europe's Strategic Shift: Navigating a New Geopolitical Era kashmirtimes.com Feb 10, 2026 1 fact
claimTurkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, maintains a complex geopolitical position by purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems, mediating grain deals involving Ukraine, and pursuing a neo-Ottoman sphere of influence in the Balkans, the Caucasus, and North Africa.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceRivera D, Matilla-Riquer G, Obón C, and Alcaraz F (2012) published a diachronic ethnobotanical review of ancient and traditional plant uses for food and medicine in the Near East and the Caucasus, covering Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Regional Powers Still Matter! - Giga- Hamburg giga-hamburg.de 1 fact
claimTurkey exerts major influence in the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Balkans.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com Oct 4, 2024 1 fact
referenceBussmann RW, Paniagua Zambrana NY, Ur Rahman I, Kikvidze Z, Sikharulidze S, Kikodze D, et al. published 'Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus' in J Ethnobiol Ethnomed in 2021.
Medicinal plants: bioactive compounds, biological activities ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimPlant-derived chemicals, particularly those from the Caucasus region, address antimicrobial resistance through methods including membrane rupture, interference with biosynthesis and metabolism, biofilm inhibition, and reactive oxygen species formation.