台湾国际研究季刊第2卷第2期页97-11020.PDFVIP

台灣國際研究季刊　 第2 卷　 第2 期　 頁97-110　2006 年/夏季號 Taiwan International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 97-110, Summer 2006 Caspian Oil in International Relations Telman Sattarov∗ Professor, Department of International Relations of Institute Eastern Studies Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan Abstract In the report the problems, which cause the big international resonance in this period, are considered. This is before all stipulated by the huge volume of hydro carbonic raw material of the sub region which is considered as a counterweight to the oil of the Persian Gulf. On the other side in geopolitical meaning the Caspian region includes giant territory on the border of Europe and Asia. This region includes 5 naturally boarding Countries: Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Besides that “near Caspian” countries of the region are North Caucasus/Ciscaucasus, Transcaucas, and vast space of the Central Asia. A Number of specialists consider Georgia and Uzbekistan as a Caspian Countries. Ankara in 1997 declared Turkey as a “Caspian Country”. And at last many countries and regions in fact are interested in Caspian oil and competing hardly to become more powerful in Caspian region and other neighboring regions, in particular in Central Asia. It concerns those great world players such as USA, EU, Russia and Peoples Republic of China, who undoubtedly consider Caspian Countries reach with hydro carbonic raw material as an important element of geo political struggle f