Profit disputes and water security crisis In the joint catchment area in West and Southwest Asia

Objective: This article aims to understand and explain the dimensions of the water crisis in the West and Southwest Asia region and to study and analyze the security-political view of the occupying regime in Jerusalem on water resources in the region, how it can overshadow the region's water equations as well as Turkey’s plans for the development of water resources in the region, how does it seek to achieve its goals and become the industrial hub of the region, which in the end, both actors have become the main stimulus to create serious tensions and challenges in the region.
Method: The research method of this article is descriptive-analytical and the study of the subject is comparative in the framework of "geopolitical and hydropolitical" theory. The necessary information has been collected using the library method and by referring to books, articles, and domestic and foreign publications.
Results: The findings show that the water security crisis is one of the most important geopolitical challenges in West Asia. This region is one of the water-scarce regions of the world, which has led many countries in this region to conclude unconventional treaties and political measures. Most West Asian countries have common rivers, and these rivers are often exposed to over-exploitation without major planning. Over the past half-century, the Arab-occupation conflict in Jerusalem, followed by Turkey's water development goals and geostrategic measures in West Asia, has necessitated the analysis of water diplomacy in the region.
Conclusion: In fact, political divisions do not correspond to natural watersheds and international borders between countries do not comply with it. Water has become widespread in the country and throughout the Middle East and the Islamic world, which in the near future will lead to water wars in the country and throughout the Middle East. This article has documented and analyzed the descriptive-analytical method of the water security crisis in the occupying regime of Jerusalem and the role of Turkey and its one-sided goals and its consequences in the Islamic world.

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Profit disputes and water security crisis In the joint catchment area in West and Southwest Asia

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 34
September 2020
Pages 33-62

Profit disputes and water security crisis In the joint catchment area in West and Southwest Asia

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 34September 2020Pages 33-62

Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 34
September 2020
Pages 33-62