AMBIVALENCE OF GEOPOLITICAL SPACE OF THE CASPIAN MACRO-REGION: THE POTENTIAL OF THREATS TO RUSSIA'S SOCIETAL SECURITY
The article presents the results of the study of the ambivalence of the geopolitical space of the Caspian macroregion in the context of resolving issues about the potential threats to Russia ’s societal security. The authors use an interdisciplinary research methodology based on socio-philosophical, political-philosophical, historical approaches. The article defines the problems of the Caspian macroregion as a special geopolitical space, as well as the role of "external powers" in the growth of geopolitical threats to Russia ’s societal security in the Caspian macroregion. The result of the study is the disclosure of the ambivalence of geopolitical processes in the Caspian macroregion and their potential in shaping threats to Russia ’s societal security.