Politics of the Caspian Oil

Zusatztext "Gokay has edited a useful and high-quality volume that sheds considerable light on the timely topic of Caspian Sea oil politics." - Choice "...a collection of well-written essays that explore how oil and natural gas development influence political relations in the area..." - Middle East Insight Informationen zum Autor AVEDIS HADJIAN Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Journalism, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, also working in Argentine with La Nacion and La PrensaKAMER KASIM PhD Candidate, Manchester UniversityJEAN-CHRISTOPHE PEUCH 1993-1997 Reuters New Agency, MoscowRONALD SINKER Solicitor, Linklaters & Alliance, LondonANGELIKI SPATHAROU Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of CambridgeANDREW TOWNER BA (Combined honours) Russian Studies and International Politics Klappentext The Caspian-Caucasus region has received considerable attention over the past eight years. The old potential of this colossal territory is so significant that the analytical centres of the world's largest oil and refining companies consider it to be more long-term than the unstable Persian Gulf. The Politics of Caspian Oil is a collection of essays presenting the results of recent research! which should serve as a reference book for the politics of Caspian oil. Zusammenfassung The Politics of Caspian Oil is a collection of essays presenting the results of recent research, which should serve as a reference book for the politics of Caspian oil. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on the Contributors Introduction; B.Gökay Geopolitics of Caspian Oil: The Role of the Integration of the Caspian Region into World Economy in Maintaining Stability in the Caucasus; A.Spatharou The Management of A Transboundary Energy Resource: The Oil and Gas of the Caspian Sea; R.Sinker Azerbaijan's Energy Policy and Its Implications for Russian Security; A.B.Hadjian Private and National Interests in the Caspian Region; J.C.Peuch The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Caspian Oil and Regional Powers; K.Kasim The Russians, Chechens and the Black Gold: A Geoeconomic Explanation for the Chechen War; A.Towner Selected Bibliography Index...

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• Authors: Bulent Gokay
• Assisted by: Gokay (Editor), B Gokay (Editor), B. Gokay (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349409426
• ISBN: 978-1-349-40942-6
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, International Relations, Political Economy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy technology & engineering, Energy Policy, Energy industries & utilities, Energy and state, International Political Economy, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Europe, Eastern—History, History of specific lands, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Russia—History, International Political Economy’, energy;energy policy;Oil and Gas;Russia