ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA

The research object of the article is a development of the international regime of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and increase in the number of the Caspian Littoral States, which transformed the former “closed” Soviet-Iranian region to the arena for wrangling between...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	I. S. Rozhkov
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN RU
Publicado:	MGIMO University Press 2018
Materias:	caspian sea legal status delimitation seabed and subsoil mineral resources draft convention disputed transboundary fields caspian summit International relations JZ2-6530
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/230ea97d4117431cb2069d966c8061b2
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:230ea97d4117431cb2069d966c8061b2
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:230ea97d4117431cb2069d966c8061b22021-11-23T14:50:40ZENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA2071-81602541-909910.24833/2071-8160-2018-1-58-110-126https://doaj.org/article/230ea97d4117431cb2069d966c8061b22018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/753https://doaj.org/toc/2071-8160https://doaj.org/toc/2541-9099The research object of the article is a development of the international regime of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and increase in the number of the Caspian Littoral States, which transformed the former “closed” Soviet-Iranian region to the arena for wrangling between the different foreign policy interests of the most powerful world nations. The research subject is the key role of energy resources in the negotiation process between the States of the Caspian Region. The author pays special attention to the evolution of national approaches of the “Caspian Five” to the problem of mineral resources delimitation as well as its connection to negotiations on the draft comprehensive Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. The article mentions the key benchmarks of the negotiation process, examines the influence of biand multilateral arrangements among Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan during 1998-2003 on the situation in the region. The role of conflicts among Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan over transboundary oil and gas fields in the southern part of the sea as a factor of regional instability as well as its negative influence on the relations between the Caspian Littoral States, in general, are analyzed. The main conclusion of the author is that debates, launched by the Caspian Littoral States on the energy issues in the format of the Special Working Group at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers, have gradually transformed to the multilateral mechanism for interaction of regional actors and become a trigger for debates on the other issues of the Caspian agenda such as economic, ecological, military, security, transport, tourist cooperation, etc. Taking into account importance and a positive role of four Caspian Summits as well as influence of other factors (separate position of Iran, external forces, environmental risks) on the negotiation process, the author underlines the fact that all efforts of the Caspian Littoral States should be focused on elaborating the compromise settlement scheme of mineral resources delimitation, which should be fixed in the future comprehensive Convention.I. S. RozhkovMGIMO University Pressarticlecaspian sealegal statusdelimitationseabed and subsoilmineral resourcesdraft conventiondisputed transboundary fieldscaspian summitInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, Vol 0, Iss 1(58), Pp 110-126 (2018)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN RU
topic	caspian sea legal status delimitation seabed and subsoil mineral resources draft convention disputed transboundary fields caspian summit International relations JZ2-6530
spellingShingle	caspian sea legal status delimitation seabed and subsoil mineral resources draft convention disputed transboundary fields caspian summit International relations JZ2-6530 I. S. Rozhkov ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
description	The research object of the article is a development of the international regime of the Caspian Sea after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and increase in the number of the Caspian Littoral States, which transformed the former “closed” Soviet-Iranian region to the arena for wrangling between the different foreign policy interests of the most powerful world nations. The research subject is the key role of energy resources in the negotiation process between the States of the Caspian Region. The author pays special attention to the evolution of national approaches of the “Caspian Five” to the problem of mineral resources delimitation as well as its connection to negotiations on the draft comprehensive Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. The article mentions the key benchmarks of the negotiation process, examines the influence of biand multilateral arrangements among Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan during 1998-2003 on the situation in the region. The role of conflicts among Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan over transboundary oil and gas fields in the southern part of the sea as a factor of regional instability as well as its negative influence on the relations between the Caspian Littoral States, in general, are analyzed. The main conclusion of the author is that debates, launched by the Caspian Littoral States on the energy issues in the format of the Special Working Group at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers, have gradually transformed to the multilateral mechanism for interaction of regional actors and become a trigger for debates on the other issues of the Caspian agenda such as economic, ecological, military, security, transport, tourist cooperation, etc. Taking into account importance and a positive role of four Caspian Summits as well as influence of other factors (separate position of Iran, external forces, environmental risks) on the negotiation process, the author underlines the fact that all efforts of the Caspian Littoral States should be focused on elaborating the compromise settlement scheme of mineral resources delimitation, which should be fixed in the future comprehensive Convention.
format	article
author	I. S. Rozhkov
author_facet	I. S. Rozhkov
author_sort	I. S. Rozhkov
title	ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
title_short	ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
title_full	ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
title_fullStr	ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
title_full_unstemmed	ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA
title_sort	energy issues as the trigger of formation of an international regime of the caspian sea
publisher	MGIMO University Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/230ea97d4117431cb2069d966c8061b2
work_keys_str_mv	AT isrozhkov energyissuesasthetriggerofformationofaninternationalregimeofthecaspiansea
_version_	1718416633109676032

ENERGY ISSUES AS THE TRIGGER OF FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF THE CASPIAN SEA

Ejemplares similares