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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">27441</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-3-429-440</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Greater Mediterranean Regional Security Complex: Myth or Reality?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Большой Средиземноморский региональный комплекс безопасности: миф или реальность?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5129-5553</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Aghazada</surname><given-names>Mirmehdi Mirkamil ogly</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Агазаде</surname><given-names>Мирмехти Миркамил оглы</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in History, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theory and History of International Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат исторических наук, старший преподаватель кафедры теории и истории международных отношений</p></bio><email>agazade-mm@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-09-20" publication-format="electronic"><day>20</day><month>09</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>21</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Mediterranean Sea Basin – New Regional Security Complex?</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Бассейн Средиземного моря – новый региональный комплекс безопасности?</issue-title><fpage>429</fpage><lpage>440</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-09-20"><day>20</day><month>09</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Aghazada M.M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Агазаде М.М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Aghazada M.M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Агазаде М.М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/27441">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/27441</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The study of regional dimensions, including the role of individual regions in the international system, plays a significant role in understanding the formation of a new multipolar world order. Undoubtedly, one of the most important regions is the Great Mediterranean, which is considered to be the cradle of civilization. Located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has a special status in global economic and political events. The author first defines the concept of the Greater Mediterranean, analyzing it in the short, medium and long term and, accordingly, in a narrow regional, wide regional and global scale. Then the analysis is carried out from the point of view of the regional security complex theory. The purpose of the study is to identify the territory covered by the Greater Mediterranean, as well as the type of regional security complex that it is part of. Since there is no clear, unified definition among Russian and foreign scholars about the geographical boundaries of this region and what it represents, the theoretical justification allows the author not only to determine the limits of the region, but also to give its characteristics, which in turn conditions the relevance of the research. In summary, it is concluded that the Greater Mediterranean constitutes a global-level security complex as it includes states, such as Russia, France, and Great Britain, which have a significant influence in world politics, as well as Turkey, Italy, Israel, and Iran with considerable powerful capabilities that extend beyond their neighbors.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Изучение региональных измерений, в том числе места отдельных регионов в системе международных отношений играет немаловажную роль в рамках осмысления процессов формирования нового многополярного миропорядка. Одним из важных регионов, безусловно, является Большое Средиземноморье, которое по праву считается колыбелью цивилизации. Располагаясь на перекрестке Азии, Африки и Европы, Большое Средиземноморье имеет особый статус в глобальных торгово-экономических и политических событиях. Автор дает определение понятию Большого Средиземноморья, анализируя его в краткосрочной, среднесрочной и долгосрочной перспективах и, соответственно, в узком региональном, широком региональном и глобальном масштабах, затем рассматривая Большое Средиземноморье с точки зрения теории регионального комплекса безопасности. Цель исследования заключается в выявлении территории, которую охватывает Большое Средиземноморье, а также типа регионального комплекса безопасности, в который оно входит. Поскольку среди российских и зарубежных ученых нет четкого и единого мнения относительно того, в каких географических границах находится данный регион и что он представляет собой, теоретическое обоснование позволяет автору не только определить пределы региона, но также дать его характеристику, что, в свою очередь, обусловливает актуальность данной работы. В заключении делается вывод, что Большое Средиземноморье является региональным комплексом безопасности глобального уровня, включающим такие государства, как Россия, Франция, Великобритания, играющие важную роль на международной арене, а также Турцию, Италию, Израиль и Иран, обладающие значительными возможностями, которые превосходят потенциал их непосредственных соседей.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>The Greater Mediterranean</kwd><kwd>Regional Security Complex Theory</kwd><kwd>great power regional security complex</kwd><kwd>regional security</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Большое Средиземноморье</kwd><kwd>теория регионального комплекса безопасности</kwd><kwd>региональный комплекс безопасности великих держав</kwd><kwd>региональная безопасность</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Bicchi, F. (2011). 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