The Green Belt Theory is a geopolitical containment strategy that was developed during the Cold War era. It proposed Western support for Islamic movements in Muslim-majority countries on the southern periphery of the Soviet Union to create an "Islamic belt" as a bulwark against Soviet influence.
The Green Belt Theory is a geopolitical containment strategy that was developed during the Cold War era. It proposed Western support for Islamic movements in Muslim-majority countries on the southern periphery of the Soviet Union to create an "Islamic belt" as a bulwark against Soviet influence.
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