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The Greater Middle East was a political term coined by the second Bush administration in the first decade of the 21st century, to denote various countries, pertaining to the Muslim world, specifically Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan.〔Ottaway, Marina & Carothers, Thomas (2004-03-29), (The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start ), Policy Brief, ''Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'', 29, Pages 1-7〕 Various countries in the South Caucasus and Central Asia are sometimes also included. Some speakers may use the term to denote areas with significant Muslim majorities, but this usage is not universal.〔Dimitri Kitsikis, «Les frontières de sang - Géopolitique d'un Proche-Orient à venir»,''Diplomatie'', no.24, janvier-février 2007〕 The Greater Middle East is sometimes referred to as "The New Middle East", or "The Great Middle East Project".〔(“Great Middle East Project” Conference by Prof. Dr. Mahir Kaynak and Ast.Prof. Dr. Emin Gürses in SAU )〕〔(Turkish Emek Political Parties )〕 This expanded term was introduced in the U.S. administration's preparatory work for the G8 summit of 2004〔Perthes, V., 2004, (America's "Greater Middle East" and Europe: Key Issues for Dialogue ), ''Middle East Policy'', Volume XI, No.3, Pages 85-97.〕 as part of a proposal for sweeping change in the way the West deals with the Middle East. Former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, alluded to the modern Middle East as a control lever on an area he calls the Eurasian Balkans.〔Zbigniew Brzezinski, "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geo-strategic Imperatives" Cited in (Nazemroaya, 2006).〕 The Eurasian Balkans consists of the Caucasus (Georgia, the Republic of Armenia, and Azerbaijan) and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan). Turkey and Iran form the northernmost part of the Middle East (although some part of both counties lies in the Caucasus). ==Countries and territories of the Middle East according to the G8== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greater Middle East」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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