The Caspian: Politics, Energy and Security

ISBN-13: 9780700705016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 432 str.

Anne Aldis; Shirin Akiner

Opis

The Caspian redefines a Caspian debate long characterized by one-sided and politically motivated analyses and, at times, fantastic reporting. Bringing together a range of influential voices from academia, the media, the oil industry, civil service, the military and diplomatic corps, this book rewrites the region's recent history.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  Preface  Maps  Notes on Authors Background  1. Caspian Intersections: Contextual Introduction  2. Legal History of the Caspian Sea  3. Negotiations on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea 1992-1996: View from Kazakhstan  4. Geopolitics of Hydrocarbons in Central and Western Asia  5. Pipeline Politics  6. Caspian Energy Development  7. Natural Resources, Governance and Transition in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan  8. The Role of Oil in the Development of Azerbaijan  9. Production Sharing Agreements and National Oil Funds  10. Azerbaijan: Policy Priorities towards the Caspian Sea  11. Turkmenistan's Caspian Resources and its International Political Economy 12. Kazakhstan: Oil, Politics an the New 'Great Game' 13. Jockeying for Power in the Caspian Region: Turkey versus Iran and Russia  14. Division of the Caspian Sea: Iranian Policies and Concerns  15. Russia's Policy in the Caspian Sea Region: Reconciling Economic and Security Agendas  16. US Involvement in the Business and Politics of the Caspian Region  17. Japan's Eurasian Diplomacy: Power Politics, Resource Diplomacy, or Romanticism?  18. Militarisation of the Caspian  19. Chechnya: Post-Referendum Prospects for Normalisation  20. Whither South Caucasus: To Prosperity or to Conflict?  21. Environmental Security in the Caspian Sea  22. Ten Years On: Achievements, New Concerns, Future Prospects and Challenges  Index

O autorze

Shirin Akiner is Lecturer in Central Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.