‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and its Impacts on the Cooperation among Littoral States

Ali Tiztak; Hamid Ahmadi; kayhan Barzegar

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 1-23

Abstract

The independence of the Central Asian and South Caucasus republics in the early 1990s and the establishment of new states along the Caspian Sea inevitably affected the legal status ... Read More The independence of the Central Asian and South Caucasus republics in the early 1990s and the establishment of new states along the Caspian Sea inevitably affected the legal status of the Caspian Sea, which had been formed incompletely by previous treaties, and the unilateral actions of the Caspian Sea littoral states in the field of exploitation of the sea's energy resources and the signing of oil and gas contracts with large Western companies had caused disagreements and ambiguities about the legal regime of the sea and the exploitation of undersea resources. The influx of Western oil and gas companies to exploit the black gold in the Caspian Sea, along with the difficulties of not determining the legal regime of the Caspian Sea, further widened the differences between the littoral states and prolonged the negotiation process to reach a comprehensive agreement. The signing of the "Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea" as an important achievement, while resolving many ambiguities and disagreements on the issues regarding the Caspian Sea, will determine the general framework of cooperation among littoral states and will turn the Caspian Sea into another pole of regional cooperation. This article has been compiled with the aim of exploring the causes and areas of cooperation among littoral states in the light of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and seeks to provide an appropriate answer for the following question; "how the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea could affect and improve cooperation among littoral states?" The article hypothesizes that by removing many ambiguities about the legal regime of the Caspian Sea, the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, creates new opportunities for cooperation among littoral states. The present article is of qualitative (descriptive-analytical) type and using methodology (inductive-inferential), the data have been analyzed by library study and documentary analysis.

The Position of Identity in the Security View of the Russian Federation towards the West

Meisam Zakizadeh; Keyhan Barzegar; Mehdi Zakerian Amiri

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 25-56

Abstract

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, as its successor, gradually began to redefine and reinterpret its identity, national interests and threats to its national ... Read More

Russia, BRICS and Influencing the Structure of the International System

Mohammad Ali Shirkhani; Mohsen Chitsaz

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 57-83

Abstract

The growing strength of the BRICS countries over the past decades and the formation of this group in the last ten years, given the strategic, political and economic capabilities of ... Read More

The Evolution and Geopolitical Rationality of the Caspian Region with Establishment of Legal Status : Interaction and Convergence Behavior

Majid Samad Zade Saber; Mohammad Reza Hafez Nia; Zahra Ahmadi

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 85-115

Abstract

Caspian Sea as the world's largest lake is an alive and dynamic geopolitical region, with a new identity that has both potential of Convergence and Divergence. The collapse of ... Read More

Russian Cyber Deterrence from a European Perspective

Somayeh Ghanbari; Hossein Khani

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 117-156

Abstract

To understand why and how Moscow's internet capabilities are being used to defend against Western attacks, the present paper attempts to answer the following questions: Why Russia resorts ... Read More

Role of Track Two Diplomacy in Resolving the Turkey-Armenia Conflict: Case Study of the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission

Parvin Neginraz; Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour; Garine Keshishian Siraki

Volume 26, Issue 111 , March 2020, Pages 157-191

Abstract

The Turkey-Armenia conflict, as one of the longest-running conflicts of the current century, has its roots in territorial and identity factors. The nature of the conflict, the presence ... Read More

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Volume & Issue: Volume 26, Issue 111, March 2020

Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and its Impacts on the Cooperation among Littoral States

Abstract

The Position of Identity in the Security View of the Russian Federation towards the West

Abstract

Russia, BRICS and Influencing the Structure of the International System

Abstract

The Evolution and Geopolitical Rationality of the Caspian Region with Establishment of Legal Status : Interaction and Convergence Behavior

Abstract

Russian Cyber Deterrence from a European Perspective

Abstract

Role of Track Two Diplomacy in Resolving the Turkey-Armenia Conflict: Case Study of the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission

Abstract