A Research On Strategic Position Of The Red Sea After The Second World War

Located between the Asian and African continents,the Red Sea is an important channel linking the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.It is also a center for witnessing the birth of Egyptian civilization and Islam.The geopolitical status is very important.It is the center of witnessing the birth of civilization and religion.The geopolitical status is very important.It borders the east coast of Africa and the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula and is the key route for transporting oil to the Suez Canal in the north through the southern Mandrake Strait.Especially for Egypt,the strategic location of the Red Sea is even more important.The Suez Canal was built in the 19 th century and is the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea,so the Suez Canal route soon replaced the Cape of Good Hope route.The protection of the Red Sea and the security of the Suez Canal have always been the focus of attention in Egypt and the world's major countries.Due to the abundant oil reserves in the Red Sea region,the economic importance of the Red Sea has become more prominent as the world's energy crisis has deteriorated and the world economy has increased its energy demand.In addition,the Red Sea region has become a stage of conflict and competition between the world's major powers.If the international strategic pattern affects the situation in the Red Sea region,the corresponding developments in the Red Sea region will also affect the world situation.In particular,the issues of free navigation and nuclear disarmament are still of the highest concern to the nations of the Red Sea region and to the international community's efforts to curb international terrorism.Now the Red Sea region is facing a large number of problems,such as unbalanced population,social unrest,underdevelopment,and the embarrassment of large countries for their resources.However,none of the coastal countries in the Red Sea region alone has sufficient military power to ensure the safety of the Red Sea region.This,in turn,stimulated the superpowers and exacerbated their struggle for their own interests and goals.There is no doubt that strengthening cooperation among the countries of the Red Sea will not only promote peace and stability in the region,thereby minimizingregional conflicts and frictions,but will also increase the prosperity and well-being of the people of all countries in the Red Sea region.This paper is divided into four parts to study the strategic position of Red Sea in geopolitics after World War II.The first part theoretically analyzes the strategic position of the Red Sea,and mainly introduces the geographical location,economic value of the Red Sea,and the geopolitics and strategic value of the Red Sea.Through the description of the economic development of the Red Sea in ancient,modern and post-World War II countries and trade exchanges between the countries on the Red Sea coast,the economic value of the Red Sea was analyzed.This paper discusses the strategic value of the Red Sea by discussing the competition for the control of the Red Sea between the Red Sea region and major powers.The second part introduces the strategic position and control of the Red Sea in various historical periods,from ancient times to the Islamic era to modern times and finally to modern times.It focuses on the European countries and the United States,the Soviet Union,Egypt,and Israel after the discovery of geography.Conflicts and conflicts.The third part elaborates on the strategic competition for the Red Sea and its Red Sea portals after the Second World War,the United States and the Soviet Union,European countries and countries in the Middle East-Egypt,Israel,Arab countries.The fourth part combines modern international politics to analyze the current international strategic position of Red Sea in the context of the “One Belt and One Road” and calls for all countries in the world to strengthen the importance and protection of the Red Sea.