ASIAN PACIFIC – GLOBAL CONFLICT POTENTIAL
ASIAN PACIFIC – GLOBAL CONFLICT POTENTIAL

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the Asia-Pacific region, which is, with its geopolitical and geostrategic characteristics, one of the most important areas of the modern world, and the dynamics and character of processes that take place in it have huge implications on international politics. The underlying hypothesis of this work is that powerful potentials of the Asia Pacific open up the possibility that it will becomes a true leader of the overall progress in the world, but the conflicts that exist in that area, of which the most destructive territorial disputes are, also have the potential for global scale confrontation. The geostrategic significance, transport corridors, huge reserves of oil and gas, the highest concentration of human resources, as well as high technological achievements make the Asia Pacific region one of the most powerful drivers of the development and progress of the modern world. Such a unique position of the Asian Pacific contributes to a strong concentration of the interests of international politics in the region. Of course, the Asia Pacific is a place where the most important geopolitical and geo-strategic interests of the most important actors of contemporary international politics are in conflict. These circumstances make the region one of the most vulnerable areas of the modern world in the security sense. Primary causes of the conflict are economic as well as geostrategic characteristics of the area. On the top of the numerous and complex Asian issues, are conflicts between China and the US, which primarily determine the character of relations in the region.

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