Perspectives on the Caspian Sea Dilemma: A Framing Comment
(2003). Perspectives on the Caspian Sea Dilemma: A Framing Comment. Eurasian Geography and Economics: Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 617-622.
Problems of the Caspian
The collapse of the USSR brought a qualitatively new situation to the Caspian region. The traditional Soviet-Iranian condominium vanished as three new sovereign countries—Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan—appeared on the map. The newly independent states promptly redivided the "Caspian pie," grossly interfering with a situation that had evolved over centuries. Sturgeon poaching expanded on an unprecedented scale. Countries outside the region (the United States and Turkey, above all) raised questions: not only of redistributing rights to the Caspian itself but also whether ships belonging to third parties should be able to sail in the Caspian, pass unhindered through Russian waterways, and have the right to check Russian ocean freight coming from Iran. Russia began to be unceremoniously driven from the Caspian basin, and the interests and security of the Russian Federation were threatened.
A Handbook on the new law of the sea
Volume II: Part IV: The Uses of the Sea. 17. Navigation. 18. Submarine Cables and Pipelines. 19. Fisheries and Biological Resources. 20. Marine Scientific Research. 21. Development and Transfer of Marine Technology. 22. The Preservation of the Marine Environment. 23. Peaceful Uses of the Sea, Denuclearization and Disarmement. 24. The Interference Between the Rules of the New Law of the Sea and the Law of War. 25. Settlement of Disputes. Appendices: 1. U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. 2. Final Act of the Third U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea. 3. Status of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. Bibliography. Analytical Index.