Abstract：In the wake of the Cold War and with the emergence of new SciTech Revolution in the 90s of 20th century, voices for the coming age of the Globalization have been risen now and then. People cheer for "the ending of nation states", aspire to embrace the harmonious world brought by globalization, but happen to comprehend that Nation states remain the most important actors in the international community and sovereign states as units, instead of degenerating into "municipality" or "local government", never for a while cease their disputes and conflicts over national interests.
The paper inquires, in the increasingly deep globalization, the issue of American-Russian competition for geopolitical sphere with the national interests at the core. First, NATO's Eastward Expansion. NATO has so far conducted two rounds of expansion, with 10 countries as its new members and with its defense pressing hard on the Russian territory. The third round of enlargement is being schemed and aimed at CIS countries. Second, American penetration in the "Post-Soviet Space". Ever since the 9.11 attack, America has engaged itself in the war on terror in Afghanistan and stationed army in Central Asia, in which America intents to build permanent military bases and stock lasting troops even after the war. Meanwhile America has plotted a series of "Color Revolution" to prop up Pro-US regimes in CIS. Russia, on the weak side of the strategic confrontation, has strengthened the Russia-oriented regional integration, while acting aggressively and actively to tackle the American expansion and penetration, such as, sending troops to fight the pro-US Georgia, deploying a missile system in Riga, and developing military cooperation with anti-US countries in Latin America. America gains an upper hand in the competition and leads the advancing and tension of American-Russian relations. Apparently, with the measures taken step by step, American is intended to inhibit the future Russian strategic sphere, to alienate the potential Russian strategic allies and to prevent the re-emergence of Russia to challenge U.S. hegemony.
胡瑞华. 试析冷战后美俄地缘政治空间竞争[J]. 人文地理, 2010, 25(5): 108-111.
HU Rui-hua. PROBE INTO THE POST-COLD WAR AMERICAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS FROM THE GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2010, 25(5): 108-111.
