ﻼ ﺟﻐﺮﺍﻓﻴﹰﺎ ﻭﺑﺸﺮﻳﺎﹰ .ﻭﻫﻲ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳉﻤﻬﻮﺭﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﳋﻤﺲ ﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﺗﻮﺍﺻ ﹰ ﻣﻊ ﺍﳉﺰﺀ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﰊ )ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ( ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﲔ ﺍﳌﻼﺻﻖ ﳍﺎ ﻳﻄﻠـﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬـﺎ ﺗﺮﻛﺴـﺘﺎﻥ )ﺗﺮﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺠﺰﺀ ﺍﻟﺼﻴﲏ ،ﻭﺗﺮﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﳉﺰﺀ ﺁﺳﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ( ،ﻭﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳉﻤﻬﻮﺭﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﳋﻤﺲ ﺗﻘﻊ ﺷﺮﻕ ﻭﴰﺎﻝ ﲝﺮ ﻗﺰﻭﻳﻦ ،ﻭﳛﺪﻫﺎ ﺷﺮﻗﹰﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﲔ ﺍﻟﱵ ﲢﺘﻞ ﺟﺰ ًﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﺮﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ ،ﻭﳛﺪﻫﺎ ﴰﺎ ﹰﻻ ﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ ،ﻭﳛﺪﻫﺎ ﻏﺮﺑﹰﺎ ﲝﺮ ﻗﺰﻭﻳﻦ ﻭﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ ،ﻭﳛﺪﻫﺎ ﺟﻨﻮﺑﹰﺎ ﺃﻓﻐﺎﻧﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻭﺇﻳﺮﺍﻥ. ﻭﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﳋﻮﺽ ﰲ ﺗﻔﺎﺻﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﻉ ﳚـﺐ ﺇﻟﻘـﺎﺀ ﻧﻈـﺮﺓ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺍﻷﳘﻴـﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺮﺍﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﻵﺳﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻮﻗﺎﺯ ،ﻓﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺣﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺮﺍﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﺗﻌﺘـﱪ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘـﺔ ﺍﻣﺘﺪﺍﺩﹰﺍ ﻟﺮﻭﺳﻴﺎ ﰲ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺁﺳﻴﺎ ﻭﺣﱴ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳﻂ ،ﻭﻻ ﺗﻔﺼﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ ﺃﻱ ﺣﺪﻭﺩ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻴﺔ ،ﻓﻼ ﲝﺎﺭ ﻭﻻ ﳏﻴﻄﺎﺕ ،ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﺼﲔ ،ﻓﺎﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﻌﺘﱪ ﺍﻟﺒﻮﺍﺑﺔ ﺍﳋﻠﻔﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺼﲔ .ﻭﻧﻈﺮﹰﺍ ﻷﻥ ﻣﻌﻈﻢ ﺳﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﺴﻠﻤﲔ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻟﺼـﲔ ﲣﺸﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺄﺛﲑﻫﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﺴﻠﻤﲔ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﺼﲔ ﰲ ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ ﺗﺮﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻗﻴﺔ .ﻭﳍﺬﻩ ﺍﻷﳘﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺮﺍﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﻭﺿﻌﺖ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﺧﻄﻄﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﺬ ﺍﻬﻧﻴﺎﺭ ﺍﻻﲢﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﻓﻴﺎﰐ ﻟﺪﺧﻮﻝ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻭﲢﺠﻴﻢ ﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻬﺔ ،ﻭﺣﺼﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺼﲔ ﻭﻣﻨﻌﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻮﺫ ﺇﱃ ﺍﳉﻮﺍﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻬﺔ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ. ﻭﻗﺪ ﳒﺤﺖ ﺃﻣﲑﻛﺎ ﰲ ﲢﻘﻴﻖ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺃﻫﺪﺍﻓﻬﺎ ،ﻓﺄﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﻗﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻋﺴـﻜﺮﻳﺔ ﰲ ﻼ ﺧﺎﻧﻌﺎﹰ .ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻄﺎﻋﺖ ﺑﺎﺳـﻢ ﺃﻭﺯﺑﻜﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻧﻘﺎﺩ ﳍﺎ ﺣﺎﻛﻤﻬﺎ ﻛﺮﳝﻮﻑ ﺫﻟﻴ ﹰ ﺍﳊﺮﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺏ ﺇﳚﺎﺩ ﺗﻨﺴﻴﻖ ﻋﺴﻜﺮﻱ ﻣﻊ ﻃﺎﺟﻴﻜﺴﺘﺎﻥ ،ﻭﺗﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺍﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻱ ﻭﺛﻘﺎﰲ ﻣﻊ ﻗﺮﻏﻴﺰﺳﺘﺎﻥ ،ﻭﲢﺎﻭﻝ ﻣﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺇﱃ ﻛﺎﺯﺧﺴـﺘﺎﻥ ،ﻭﻻ ﺯﺍﻟـﺖ ﲢـﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﺧﺘﺮﺍﻕ ﺑﺎﻗﻲ ﺩﻭﻝ ﺍﳌﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻭﺃﺧﺬﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺭﻭﺳﻴﺎ .ﻭﰲ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻗﺎﺯ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﺎﻋﺖ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﻘﻂ ﺗﺸﻴﻔﺮﻧﺎﺩﺯﻩ ﻭﺗﺄﰐ ﲝﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﻟﻴﺔ ﳍﺎ ﰲ ﺗﺒﻠﻴﺴﻲ ،ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺿﺮﺑﺔ ﻗﻮﻳﺔ ﻬﺗﺪﺩ ﺭﻭﺳـﻴﺎ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻖ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺇﱃ ﺯﻭﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺻﻞ ﺑﲔ ﻗﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﺣﻠﻒ ﺍﻷﻃﻠﺴﻲ ﰲ ﺗﺮﻛﻴـﺎ ﻭﺍﳊﺪﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺳﻴﺔ ،ﺑﻮﺟﻮﺩ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﻟﻴﺔ ﳍﺎ ﰲ ﺟﻮﺭﺟﻴﺎ. ﺃﻣﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺣﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﺭﻳﺔ ،ﻓﺂﺳﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ ،ﻭﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﲝﺮ ﻗـﺰﻭﻳﻦ، ١٢٥