; the United States and Russia have vied to influence the placement of pipeline routes; and attention to the region …'s resources has increased pressure on disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia and Georgia over … Abkhazia, and Russia and Chechnya. And all of these developments are unfolding against a backdrop of deepening ecological …

Iran with Turkey and Russia with China to illustrate the negative effects of oil revenue on economic performance. The … examine the viability of Resource Curse theory for Iran, Russia and Norway to see whether natural resources are curse or … successful oil rich country shows that efficient institutions can turn natural resource into blessing; while Iran's and Russia …

part of Iran. This is of high importance for this area as it is highly touristic and agriculturally used and therefore of …

An analysis of the impact of the political disruption in Iran on the world oil market is presented. During the first … for export from Iran to the rest of the world. This loss of production and the political climate in Iran have caused much … speculation concerning future Iranian oil production and total Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil production …