The Dynamics of Iranian Borders Issues of Contention /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ebrahimi, Mansoureh (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rad Goudarzi, Masoumeh (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Yusoff, Kamaruzaman (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International relations.; Asia-Politics and government.; Physical geography.; Middle East-History.; International Relations.; Asian Politics.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; History of the Middle East.

This book is on Iran's geopolitical importance representing a continuum of international competition for political gains and economic benefit, due to the country's unique geographical location that has always been a cause of contention. Iran's massive boarders and evolving political w...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Russian Heartland vs. The British World Island
• On Iran's Eastern Borders: Origins and Consecutive Treaties with the British During the Nineteenth Century
• Origins of Conflicts between Iran and Iraq
• Energy Resources of the Caspian Sea: Role of Regional and Trans-Regional Powers in its Legal Regime
• Evolution of the Post-Soviet Caspian Sea Legal Regime
• The Separation of Bahrain from Iran
• Conclusion: The Geopolitical Struggle for Iran, Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Basin. .