CASPIAN REGION: GEOPOLITICAL ARENA. CLASH OF INTERESTS AND ENERGY SECURITY
Journal: Civitas et Lex
Year: 2020

The Caspian region is one of the most important regions of the world with its rich hydrocarbon resources, which in turn draws attention from different countries. The purpose of this paper is to underscore the geopolitical importance of the Caspian basin and the impact of its energy resources on the energy security of non-regional countries. The realization of the “Contract of the century” has been specified in the paper. Russian hegemony has been evaluated and the characteristic features of Nort