Table of Contents

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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Bulent Gokay's publications include "A Clash of Empires: Turkey between Russian Bolshevism and British Imperialism" (1997) and seven volumes of "British Documents of Foreign Affairs - Turkey, 1923-39" (1997). He is joint editor of "Kosovo: Myths, Conflict and War" (1999).

About the Author

B?LENT G?KAY is Lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Coordinator of the European Studies Programme at Keele University. His publications include A Clash of Empires: Turkey between Russian Bolshevism and British Imperialism (1997) and seven volumes of British Documents of Foreign Affairs - Turkey, 1923-39 (1997). He is joint editor of Kosovo: Myths, Conflict and War (1999).

Reviews

"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