The Black Sea region and Central Asia are emerging as strategically important spaces in the transformation of the global geoeconomic system. Located at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, these regions are becoming central to debates on connectivity, energy security, trade routes, critical infrastructure, technological cooperation, and the diversification of global economic networks. Changing geopolitical conditions and increasing competition among major powers are reshaping the economic and strategic importance of these regions.
This Open Panel examines the evolving geoeconomic role of the Black Sea region and Central Asia within a rapidly changing international environment. It explores how infrastructure initiatives, transport corridors, energy networks, investment strategies, digital connectivity, and regional cooperation mechanisms are influencing new patterns of economic interdependence and strategic competition.
The panel welcomes theoretical, comparative, and empirical contributions addressing regional integration, connectivity strategies, energy geopolitics, economic security, great power competition, trade transformation, and the relationship between regional development and global economic governance. Contributions from political science, international relations, political economy, development studies, and related fields are encouraged.
By analyzing the growing significance of these regions, the panel seeks to advance understanding of how emerging geoeconomic spaces are reshaping global power relations and contributing to the formation of a new international economic order.
