Abstract:

In this study, analyses will be made and these issues will be discussed through the practices and oppositions to the energy geopolitics dominance policies in the process of hegemony that the great powers are trying to establish through the domination of Afghanistan. This article seeks to answer the questions: What is the importance of strategic energy resources in the hegemony policies of the great powers and how has Afghanistan's key position shaped these policies? In terms of methodology, the research analyses hegemonic policies based on hard power in international relations in terms of geopolitical theories and energy dominance, and examines the great power strategies of the UK, Russia, the USA, China and the EU through Afghanistan dominance. The main argument of this study is based on the energy dominance policies and hegemony strategies that the UK, Russia, the USA, China and the EU are trying to achieve through Afghanistan. The historical and current foreign policies of these great powers are centred on the theory of land dominance, Afghanistan and strategic energy geography. The aims, objectives and hypotheses of the article are analysed through the foreign policies of the great powers, official documents and strategies with a deductive method based on institutional data analysis. In this way, the study aims to bring a unique perspective to the field.

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