Troubled Waters - The Geopolitics of the Caspian Region

Informationen zum Autor R. Hrair Dekmejian is Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California! Los Angeles. He is the author of the much-acclaimed 'Islam in Revolution' as well as many other works on international affairs. Hovann H. Simonian is research scholar at the Department of Political Science! University of Southern California! Los Angeles. This work analyses the political and economic dynamics of the Caspian basin. It examines the area's historical evolution and the diverse issues and players in what has become a modern variant of the "Great Game" of the 19th century. Zusammenfassung This work analyses the political and economic dynamics of the Caspian basin. It examines the area's historical evolution and the diverse issues and players in what has become a modern variant of the "Great Game" of the 19th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface v Part One: The Caspian Basin: History! Politics and Resources 1. The Caspian in a Globalized World 3 2. The Caspian in History 10 3. Legal Status and Environmental Issues 19 4. Energy Estimates! Costs and Pipelines 28 Part Two: The Riparian States 5. The Riparian States: Politics and Interests 43 6. The Riparian States: Interstate Relations 74 Part Three: The External Actors 7. The Inner Circle 99 8. The Outer Circle 115 9. America! Europe! Japan and Asia 131 10. Non-State Actors in the Caspian Basin 150 11. The Caspian in the Global Marketplace 167 References 175 Bibliography 215

Summary

This work analyses the political and economic dynamics of the Caspian basin. It examines the area's historical evolution and the diverse issues and players in what has become a modern variant of the "Great Game" of the 19th century.

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• Authors: R Hrair Dekmejian, R. Hrair Dekmejian, Hovann H. Simonian, Simonian Hovann H.
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2003
• EAN: 9781860649226
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-922-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, Political Economy, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Political ideologies and movements, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, Caspian Sea