Energy in the Caspian Region - (Euro-Asian Studies) by Y Kalyuzhnova & A Jaffe & D Lynch & R Sickles (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The energy reserves of the Caspian Region have been hailed as the new 'Middle East'. This book offers a thorough assessment of its energy resources and the nature of the international politics that surround them. This volume presents a unique study of the various dimensions of Caspian energy, ranging from the geopolitical to the economic, technical, religious and political.

About the Author

JAMES A. BAKER III Honorary Chairman, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University JOE BARNES Research Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University ANDREI BELOPOLSKY Geophysicist, BP America Inc, Deep Water Gulf EDWARD P. DJEREJIAN Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University MEHRDAD HAGHAYEGHI Associate Professor of Political Science, Southwest Missouri State University PATRIK T. HULTBERG Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming ANDREI KALYUZHNOVA Medical Engineer and Consultant, London UK JULIAN LEE Senior Energy Analyst, London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) MIKHAIL MARGELOV Member from Pskov of the Council of Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation FRED R. VON DER MEHDEN Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Rice University JULIA NANAY Director, Petroleum Finance Company, Washington DC MARTHA BRILL OLCOTT Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC RONALD SOLIGO Professor of Economics, Rice University MANIK TALWANI Schlumberger Professor of Geophysics, Rice University GARETH WINROW Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University