Energy and security in the Caucasus / / Emmanuel Karagiannis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790647903321
• Autore: Karagiannis Emmanuel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-134-54742-0; 0-415-51528-9; 1-315-88850-5; 1-134-54735-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 p.)
• Disciplina: 248
• Soggetti: Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Caucasus Region; Petroleum - Transportation - Caucasus Region; Pipelines - Caucasus Region
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First issued in paperback 2011.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Azerbaijan's oil and the pipeline question; Conclusion; The pipeline question; The strategic importance of Azerbaijan's oil industry; 2 Pipeline politics and ethnic conflict in Azerbaijan; Conclusion; Prospects for the future; The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; 3 Pipeline politics and ethnic conflict in the North Caucasus; Conclusion; Prospects for the future; The Chechen conflict; 4 Pipeline politics and ethnic conflict in Georgia; Conclusion; Prospects for the future; The Abkhazian conflict5 Pipeline politics and ethnic conflict in Turkey; Conclusion; Prospects for the future; The Kurdish conflict; 6 The pipeline competition and inter-state rivalry; Conclusion; The Russian-Turkish relationship; The Russian-Georgian relationship; The Russian-Azerbaijani relationship; 7 The pipeline competition and inter-state co-operation; Conclusion; The Turkish-Azerbaijani relationship; The Georgian-Azerbaijani relationship; The Turkish-Georgian Relationship; 8 Risk-management for pipeline development and operation in the Caucasus; Conclusion; Risk-management strategies; Scenarios planningConclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Any understanding of the complex politics of the post-Soviet Caucasus presupposes an understanding of the relationship between the transportation of Azerbaijan's oil, inter-state relations and ethnic conflicts. Energy and Security in the Caucasus is a contribution to the debate revolving around the geo-politics of the Caucasus.