by Hovann H. Simonian, R. Hrair Dekmejian
Once the landlocked backwater between Iran and the Soviet Union, the Caspian has in the last ten years emerged as the epicentre of vast conflicting interests in a region where massive geopolitical issues converge with enormous energy resources and dramatic latent instability. Russia's conflict in Chechnya is a direct by-product of the strategic importance of the Caspian region. _Troubled Waters_ presents a comprehensive analysis of the political and economic dynamics of the Caspian basin. It exa
ISBN: 9780857717559
288 pages
Published: 2003-06-27
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing