Caspian oil: geopolitical dreams and real issues

Caspian oil: geopolitical dreams and real issues

In 1998, Dick Cheney, then CEO of Halliburton, remarked: 'I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian' (Kleveman 2003: 4). His remarks have been echoed by countless politicians, academics, business analysts and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian journal of international affairs 2006-03, Vol.60 (1), p.59-66
1. Verfasser: Nourzhanov, Kirill
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bakhu-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline
Balance of Power
BUSINESS
Caspian Pipeline Consortium
Caspian Sea
Central Asia
China
Design and construction
Economic prospects
Evaluation
Foreign relations
Geopolitics
Hydrocarbons
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Middle East
Oil
Oil industry
Petroleum
Petroleum reserves
Pipelines
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Regional development
Russia
United States: Politics and government
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Zusammenfassung:In 1998, Dick Cheney, then CEO of Halliburton, remarked: 'I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian' (Kleveman 2003: 4). His remarks have been echoed by countless politicians, academics, business analysts and journalists. The explanation for the continuous interest in that part of the world is simple-it has oil, and, these pundits claim, plenty of it.
ISSN:1035-7718
1465-332X
DOI:10.1080/10357710500494499