The “great game” on the Caspian. Area of Interests and Conflicts
The “great game” on the Caspian. Area of Interests and Conflicts

Author(s): Pavel Zástěra
Subject(s): Historical Geography, Security and defense, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Keywords: dissolution of USSR; Caspian region; newly independent republics; geopolitical instability; Russia's dominance; international interests; hydrocarbon reserves; legal status of Caspian Sea; pipeline geopolitics; energy security;
Summary/Abstract: Even 15 years after collapse of USSR, Russia continues to consider the Caspian region as its historical zone of interest. Reluctant to accept any major change, the Russian government is pursuing a policy of re-establishing its economic, political and military dominance. The area is also increasingly important for the USA, the EU, China and Turkey; many international oil and gas companies are active in the region. // At first, theoretical approaches to and estimations of hydrocarbon reserves in the Caspian region will be presented. The second chapter is dedicated to the unresolved legal status of the Caspian Sea, which contributes to the instability in the region. The third section focuses on the geopolitics of pipeline routes from the Caspian and latest developments.

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