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Title: Interplay of Geopolitics and Energy in the Caucasus Region
Description: Explore the intricate dynamics of geopolitical interests, energy corridors, and security challenges in the Caucasus region, a historical crossroads between East and West. This document delves into the strategic importance of the region involving key players like Iran, Turkey, Russia, and the USA amidst unresolved conflicts and the race for influence.
Tags: Caucasus region geopolitics energy corridors security challenges Iran Russia USA strategic importance crossroads of trade conflicts regional cooperation
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Journal of Social Sciences, 1(2):5-12,2012 ISSN:2233-3878 Geopolitical Interests of Iran in South Caucasus and Georgian-Iranian Relations Nika CHITADZE* Abstract The paper explores geopolitical, g...
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Due to its strategic posi- tion, Caucasus was regularly the reason for territorial con- flicts between, inter alia, the Persian, Ottoman and Russian Empires. Regarding political, strategic and economi...
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Iran is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to the north. As Iran is a lit- toral state of the Caspian Sea, which is an inland sea, Ka- zakhstan and Russia are also Iran’s neighbors to th...
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Nika CHITADZE Journal of Social Sciences, 1(2):5-12,2012 ISSN:2233-3878 leum reserves (Chitadze, 2011. P. 399). Iran, with its long history, is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The fi...
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Persian literature, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, art and other sciences became major ele- ments of the Muslim and the World civilization. Iranian people reserved their identity despit...
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Shia Islam is an official religion and Persian is an official language. Foreign policy of Iran refers to inter-governmental relationships between Iran and other countries. The Islamic Republic of Iran...
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These are three newly independent states with a short history of po- litical independence and constitutional governance, though they have ancient history of statehood and traditions. We will briefly r...
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On the one hand, the region remains a matter of pro- found interest of Turkey and Iran. On the other hand it re- mains a vital concern of Russia, which is sensitive to ex- ternal influence or the poss...
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Therefore, the ground for cooperative politics exists and, in that sense, European efforts to enhance regional cooperation could turn out to be productive. The region remains one of the Geopolitical I...
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Everyone is aware of the significant geopolitical lo- cation of the Caucasus not only for the states bordering with it but also for the powers which currently assumed the rights to act the Justice of ...
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Tsarism, later Bolshevikh Russia, has managed to separate Iran from the Caucasus affairs. In 1991, collapse of USSR has opened the new per- spectives to the Iran's power in Caucasus. Everybody ex- pec...
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As for similirities between Iran and Azerbaijan, it is connected with the religion, too, be- cause, majority of Persians like Azerbaijanians are Mus- lim Shiits. Besides, Persian culture has seriously...
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Other factors, which complicates the relations between two countries is the fact, that Azerbaijan has warm rela- tions with the west, and due to it, official Tehran tries to de- velop cooperation with...
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The aim of Iran in the Caucasus is to provide a stake in Caspian oil and gas resources and become the main tran- sit country. That is why Iran is interested in economic and political stability in the ...
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According to Iranian Minister, implementation of this idea can become a direct way for the stability in Caucasus, which would pro- mote resolution of the existed conflicts by peaceful means. The idea ...
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It is natural, Iran is a strategic partner of Armenia, because two countries have common land border. At the same time, the border between Turkey and Armenia is blocaded and the country is in state of...
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One of the main reasons is using Georgian territory and especially Georgian ports to export Iranian products and accordingly to be involved in the implementa- tion of foreign-trade operations. Very so...
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Geopolitical Interests of Iran in South Caucasus and Georgian-Iranian Relations Journal of Social Sciences, 1(2):5-12,2012 ISSN:2233-3878 per 1,000 cubic meters (Chitadze, 2011, p.620). After this fa...
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Despite the fact, that for mass-media main topics of negotiation are not familiar, it can be assumed, that pos- sibility of joining Iran to stability pact in South Caucasus has been considered. Offici...
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Agreement on Trade Cooperation between the gov- ernment of Georgia and the government of the Islamic Re- public of Iran. Economic Aspects of Cooperation between Georgia and Tran It could be fruitful ...
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Iran is willing to act as a media- tor in this area. Iran maintains quite cautious policy which is non-hostile towards Armenia. This could be expected in terms of good-neighborly Iranian- Azerbaijani ...
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This continued until the 19th century when Russia took the Caucasus from the Qajars. In the early 20th century, Iran— Georgia relations were merged into Iran—Soviet relations. Since Georgia’s independ...
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Geopolitical Interests of Iran in South Caucasus and Georgian-Iranian Relations Journal of Social Sciences, 1(2):5-12,2012 ISSN:2233-3878 The Security of the Caspian Sea Region. (2001) Stockholm Inte...
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