Could the Caspian Region replace Russia's or the Persian Gulf's immense energy potential with their energy resources? Yunis Gurbanov explores the strategic importance of the region in post-USSR Eurasian policies of major global actors, namely China, the EU, the USA, and Russia, and examines Azerbaijan's, Kazakhstan's, and Turkmenistan's oil and gas resources as alternatives to conventional suppliers. He shows that the Caspian region's resources could serve as alternative energy sources on a global level, mitigating dependence on traditional suppliers and stabilizing energy prices.
Price: $55.00
Pages: 298
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
05 August 2025
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837672930
Format: Paperback
Yunis Gurbanov holds a BA in Art Manager and an MA in International Relations from Azerbaijani State University, an MA in Governance and Political Studies from the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, an LLM in European Law from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, a Master in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City, and Ph.D. in Politcal Science from the Cologne University of Germany. He tutored at the Institute for International Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Cologne. He conducted scientific research and worked at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University in New York City and Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. He worked in state, non-state and academic positions in Azerbaijan, Germany, and the USA.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 7
Preface 11
Acknowledgement 13
List of abbreviations 15
List of figures, maps and tables 19
Chapter 1. Research overview, context and problematization 21
Chapter 2. The Caspian Region and its role in the foreign policy of international political actors 47
Chapter 3. Geopolitics in the Caspian Region 69
Chapter 4. The Caspian region's energy resources and the history of their production and meaning for the world energy market 119
Chapter 5. The essential energy contracts between international energy concerns of the world and countries of the Caspian Region. The significant energy fields 169
Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusion 225
List of references 241
Appendices 289
