The Caspian region at a crossroad : challenges of a new frontier of energy and development

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