In a nutshell, the geopolitical implications of the September 11th events have appeared in two totally opposite directions: first, highlighting of the theoretical and objective aspects of the category of 'boundary' from a geoeconomical point of view, and second diminishing of such dimensions from a geostrategic perspective. These two geopolitical aspects, which like a two-faced Janus have opened new areas of study for the scholars and researchers of the field of geopolitics and political geography have brought about significant repercussions in the Middle East region. Generally speaking, these paradoxical implications have emerged in five geopolitical, territorial, demographic-ethnic, military-security, political-governmental, and geoeconomical dimensions within the context of the Greater Middle East Initiative. This article mainly argues that geopolitical developments occurring in the region arises from the change in the outlook of the international system towards the Middle East and refers to the principal core of the new international system, that is the security of the international system.
Keywords: Greater Middle East, September 11th Events, Geostrategic Implications, Globalization, Political Islam,
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