; 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 …

in the post-Soviet space, Russia’s influence is becoming less all pervasive, as former Soviet states seek new allies in … their quest to create a non-Russian- dominated future. Russia, too, is beginning to look at a security picture which … gradually more apparent. For its part, Russia has not forcefully attempted to prevent any of the former Soviet republics from …

increasing competition. Heading this list of producing countries is Russia. Gas relations between Russia and the EU are … between Russia and the EU will be affected by this new order. …

, for 2008-2013. The results show that considering both commodity baskets, Turkey and Iran had comparative advantage in … improvement of U.S Pistachio export situation, unlike the values of RCA index forecasting for Iran and Turkey is falling …. Therefore, it is recommended that Iran and Turkey attempt to identify new consumer markets in order to retain their market …