The Caspian: Politics, Energy and SecurityShirin Akiner The Caspian redefines a Caspian debate long characterized by one-sided and politically motivated analyses and, at times, fantastic reporting. Bringing together a range of influential voices from academia, the media, the oil industry, civil service, the military and diplomatic corps, this book rewrites the region's recent history. |
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... construction ofa pipeline from Baku to the PersianGulf. However,this project wasfiercely opposedby the British, who considered this region to form part oftheir sphere of influence.They regardedthe Russian planasa challenge to their ...
... construction ofa pipeline from Baku to the PersianGulf. However,this project wasfiercely opposedby the British, who considered this region to form part oftheir sphere of influence.They regardedthe Russian planasa challenge to their ...
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... Construction of the massive OilRocks platformwas commenced in1947; located some 45 kmoffshore, tothe eastof Baku, itwasacity on piles, with highrise buildingsandover 200 km of streets. In 1949, the first oil in the world tobeextracted ...
... Construction of the massive OilRocks platformwas commenced in1947; located some 45 kmoffshore, tothe eastof Baku, itwasacity on piles, with highrise buildingsandover 200 km of streets. In 1949, the first oil in the world tobeextracted ...
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