Caspian Region at a Crossroad - Amirahmadi, Hooshang
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The emergence of the Caspian region as a new frontier of energy and development in the 1990s was one of the most surprising events to follow the collapse of the former Soviet Union. However, because of the 'oil rush,' interstate rivalry, and the hasty approaches to studying the area's potential and needs, a very lopsided understanding of the region has emerged’. The Caspian Region at a Crossroad’ attempts to correct this deficiency. With essays by recognized experts in the region, the book offers original, comprehensive, objective, and balanced analyses of the critical issues facing the…mehr

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The emergence of the Caspian region as a new frontier of energy and development in the 1990s was one of the most surprising events to follow the collapse of the former Soviet Union. However, because of the 'oil rush,' interstate rivalry, and the hasty approaches to studying the area's potential and needs, a very lopsided understanding of the region has emerged’. The Caspian Region at a Crossroad’ attempts to correct this deficiency. With essays by recognized experts in the region, the book offers original, comprehensive, objective, and balanced analyses of the critical issues facing the Caspian states in the next decade. Among the issues examined are population, environment, economic development, security and geopolitics, interstate rivalry, pipeline routes, oil and gas reserves, and the legal regime of the Sea. Adopting a critical and inquisitive approach, the book offers foresights into possible future directions, including promises and pitfalls that await the region as it enters the next millennium.

Table of contents:
Challenges of the Caspian Region; ‘H.Amirahmadi’
THE ENVIRONMENT
The Lands and Peoples of the Caspian Region; ‘J.Schoeberlein-Engel & A.Ilkhamov’
The Caspian's Environmental Woes; ’S.Namazi’
Organizational Response to Caspian's Environmental Needs; ‘H.Goodarzy’
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Survey of Caspian's Oil and Gas Resources; ’O.Skagen’
Survey of Iran's Economic Interests in the Caspian; ‘B.Khajehpour-Khouei’
Oil and Gas: Fueling Caspian's Economic Development; ‘J.F.Seznec’
Development of Caspian Oil in Historical Perspective; ’F.Mostashari’
PIPELINES AND OUTLETS
By Way of Iran: Caspian's Oil and Gas Outlet; ‘N.Ghorban’
Transportation of Caspian Oil Through Russia; ’F.N.Kovalev’
Pipeline Politics in the Caspian Region; ‘H.Amirahmadi’
THE GEOPOLITICS
The Geopolitics of the Caspian Region; ‘P.Mojtahed-Zadeh’
The Great Powers and Political Islam in the Former Soviet South; ‘M.Mesbahi’
America's Drive to the Caspian; ‘B.R.McGuinn & M.Mesbahi’
SECURITY
Energy Security in the Caspian Region; ‘I.E.Fedorov’
Coping with Conflict: Azerbaijan and Armenia; ‘J.P.Dorian’
The Military Balance in the Caspian Region - Ali Massoud Ansari
LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
Evolution of Iranian Sovereignty in the Caspian; ‘G.Mirfendereski’
Legal Status of the Caspian Sea; ‘S.Horton & N.Mamedov’
Iran's View on the Legal Regime of the Caspian; ’M.A.Movahed’
Autorenporträt
HOOSHANG AMIRAHMADI is a professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. His books include, ‘Small Islands, Big Politics: The Tonbs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf’ (SMP 1996).