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Energy and conflict in Central Asia and the Caucasus

This study examines the relationship between competition for energy resources and the propensity for conflict in the Caspian region. The book offers findings concerning the impact of energy wealth on the political life and economies of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Print Book, English, ©2000
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, MD, ©2000
Aufsatzsammlung
viii, 267 pages : 2 maps ; 23 cm
9780742500624, 9780742500631, 0742500624, 0742500632
44110387
Introduction: energy, conflict, and development in the Caspian Sea region / Robert Ebel and Rajan Menon
The Caspian region in the twenty-first century / Michael Mandelbaum
Crude calculations: OPEC lessons for the Caspian region / Terry Lynn Karl
Azerbaijan: the politicization of oil / David I. Hoffman
Kazakhstan: the long-term costs of short-term gains / Pauline Jones Luong
Turkmenistan's energy: a source of wealth or instability? / Nancy Lubin
Regional Cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus / Martha Brill Olcott
U.S.-Iranian relations: competition or cooperation in the Caspian Sea Basin / Geoffrey Kemp
Paradigms for Russian policy in the Caspian region / Peter Rutland
The Afghan Civil War: implications for Central Asian stability / Shireen T. Hunter
China's interest in Central Asia: energy and ethnic security / Dru C. Gladney
Turkey's Caspian interests: economic and security opportunities / Sabri Sayari