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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. Iran & Caspian, But Indifferent to Common Interests - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Kazakhstan gears up to open first Oil Pipline (April 12, 2001) Bush Administration Policy Toward Caspian Area, South Caucasus - Washington File (April 12, 2001 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea : Discussions on Diffrenet Iranian Views - Caspian Studies (April 2001) Iranian-Armenian Gas Pipeline - Caspian Studies (April 6, 2001) International Law and Iran’s Policy on the Caspian Sea: Shifting Paradigms (Caspian Studies) Iran's Changing Perspectives & Policies on the Caspian Sea - Caspian Studies (March 22, 2001) Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline: Opportunities and Threats - Caspian Studies (February 14, 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Environmental Profile: UNEP Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Environmental Profile: EEA Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Caviar Caspain Sea, Iran and Caviar (CASPAIN Case) Protection of Endangered Species: Sturgeon: Struggle for Survival Caviar Emptor UN lifts embargo on caviar trade - BBC (January 2, 2007) Russians told to stay off caviar - BBC (December 23, 2005) Iran's fishermen struggle under caviar boycott - The Guardian (December 17, 2005) Lean times for Iran caviar fishermen - BBC (November 15, 2005) Bleak future for Kazakh caviar - BBC (December 24, 2004) Caviar producers cut export quota - BBC (October 8, 2004) Influx of killer jellyfish threatens fish stocks - EurasiaNet (July 3, 2004) Black caviar export from Iran diminishes - Pravda (May 4, 2004) Complete Beluga Sturgeon Import Ban Unlikely, U.S. Official Says - Washington File (April 29, 2004) US takes action against illegal beluga trade - The Guardian (April 21, 2004) Three-month delay on caviar rules - BBC (March 19, 2004) A fish with two tales - The Observer (February 15, 2004) Beluga sturgeon stock overestimated - The Guardian (September 29, 2003) Iranian naturalists welcome lower caviar quotas - Reuters (September 17, 2003) 'Mutant fish' fear for Caspian caviar - The Observer (August 10, 2003) Anti-poaching squads tackle caviar crisis - BBC (June 25, 2003) Farmed sturgeon 'only hope for caviar' - BBC (December 2, 2002) Giant beluga farm that could save the fish that lays the golden eggs - The Guardian (December 2, 2002) In the Story of Caviar, All Is Not Wine and Roses - NY Times (October 28, 2002) Beluga caviar faces US ban - BBC (August 14, 2002) US ban gives beleaguered beluga a breeding space - The Guardian (August 14, 2002) Caspian caviar ban lifted - BBC (March 6, 2002) Caveat on Caspian caviar - CS Monitor (July 20, 2001) Sturgeon could face commercial extinction - WWF (December 5, 2000) Energy Caspian Sea Regional Country Analysis Brief (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Reserves and Pipelines Tables (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Natural Gas Export Options (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Legal Issues (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Oil and Gas: Production & Prospects - CRS Report (April 2002) Caucasus Region (DOE) Caspian Development and Export (BP) Caspian Development Advisory Panel Caspian Sea Oil (Princeton University)-Energy and the environment in the Caspian states. 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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. Iran & Caspian, But Indifferent to Common Interests - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Kazakhstan gears up to open first Oil Pipline (April 12, 2001) Bush Administration Policy Toward Caspian Area, South Caucasus - Washington File (April 12, 2001 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea : Discussions on Diffrenet Iranian Views - Caspian Studies (April 2001) Iranian-Armenian Gas Pipeline - Caspian Studies (April 6, 2001) International Law and Iran’s Policy on the Caspian Sea: Shifting Paradigms (Caspian Studies) Iran's Changing Perspectives & Policies on the Caspian Sea - Caspian Studies (March 22, 2001) Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline: Opportunities and Threats - Caspian Studies (February 14, 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Environmental Profile: EEA Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Caviar Caspain Sea, Iran and Caviar (CASPAIN Case) Protection of Endangered Species: Sturgeon: Struggle for Survival Caviar Emptor UN lifts embargo on caviar trade - BBC (January 2, 2007) Russians told to stay off caviar - BBC (December 23, 2005) Iran's fishermen struggle under caviar boycott - The Guardian (December 17, 2005) Lean times for Iran caviar fishermen - BBC (November 15, 2005) Bleak future for Kazakh caviar - BBC (December 24, 2004) Caviar producers cut export quota - BBC (October 8, 2004) Influx of killer jellyfish threatens fish stocks - EurasiaNet (July 3, 2004) Black caviar export from Iran diminishes - Pravda (May 4, 2004) Complete Beluga Sturgeon Import Ban Unlikely, U.S. Official Says - Washington File (April 29, 2004) US takes action against illegal beluga trade - The Guardian (April 21, 2004) Three-month delay on caviar rules - BBC (March 19, 2004) A fish with two tales - The Observer (February 15, 2004) Beluga sturgeon stock overestimated - The Guardian (September 29, 2003) Iranian naturalists welcome lower caviar quotas - Reuters (September 17, 2003) 'Mutant fish' fear for Caspian caviar - The Observer (August 10, 2003) Anti-poaching squads tackle caviar crisis - BBC (June 25, 2003) Farmed sturgeon 'only hope for caviar' - BBC (December 2, 2002) Giant beluga farm that could save the fish that lays the golden eggs - The Guardian (December 2, 2002) In the Story of Caviar, All Is Not Wine and Roses - NY Times (October 28, 2002) Beluga caviar faces US ban - BBC (August 14, 2002) US ban gives beleaguered beluga a breeding space - The Guardian (August 14, 2002) Caspian caviar ban lifted - BBC (March 6, 2002) Caveat on Caspian caviar - CS Monitor (July 20, 2001) Sturgeon could face commercial extinction - WWF (December 5, 2000) Energy Caspian Sea Regional Country Analysis Brief (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Reserves and Pipelines Tables (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Natural Gas Export Options (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Legal Issues (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Oil and Gas: Production & Prospects - CRS Report (April 2002) Caucasus Region (DOE) Caspian Development and Export (BP) Caspian Development Advisory Panel Caspian Sea Oil (Princeton University)-Energy and the environment in the Caspian states. 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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Caviar Caspain Sea, Iran and Caviar (CASPAIN Case) Protection of Endangered Species: Sturgeon: Struggle for Survival Caviar Emptor UN lifts embargo on caviar trade - BBC (January 2, 2007) Russians told to stay off caviar - BBC (December 23, 2005) Iran's fishermen struggle under caviar boycott - The Guardian (December 17, 2005) Lean times for Iran caviar fishermen - BBC (November 15, 2005) Bleak future for Kazakh caviar - BBC (December 24, 2004) Caviar producers cut export quota - BBC (October 8, 2004) Influx of killer jellyfish threatens fish stocks - EurasiaNet (July 3, 2004) Black caviar export from Iran diminishes - Pravda (May 4, 2004) Complete Beluga Sturgeon Import Ban Unlikely, U.S. Official Says - Washington File (April 29, 2004) US takes action against illegal beluga trade - The Guardian (April 21, 2004) Three-month delay on caviar rules - BBC (March 19, 2004) A fish with two tales - The Observer (February 15, 2004) Beluga sturgeon stock overestimated - The Guardian (September 29, 2003) Iranian naturalists welcome lower caviar quotas - Reuters (September 17, 2003) 'Mutant fish' fear for Caspian caviar - The Observer (August 10, 2003) Anti-poaching squads tackle caviar crisis - BBC (June 25, 2003) Farmed sturgeon 'only hope for caviar' - BBC (December 2, 2002) Giant beluga farm that could save the fish that lays the golden eggs - The Guardian (December 2, 2002) In the Story of Caviar, All Is Not Wine and Roses - NY Times (October 28, 2002) Beluga caviar faces US ban - BBC (August 14, 2002) US ban gives beleaguered beluga a breeding space - The Guardian (August 14, 2002) Caspian caviar ban lifted - BBC (March 6, 2002) Caveat on Caspian caviar - CS Monitor (July 20, 2001) Sturgeon could face commercial extinction - WWF (December 5, 2000) Energy Caspian Sea Regional Country Analysis Brief (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Reserves and Pipelines Tables (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Natural Gas Export Options (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Sea Region: Legal Issues (U.S. Department of Energy) Caspian Oil and Gas: Production & Prospects - CRS Report (April 2002) Caucasus Region (DOE) Caspian Development and Export (BP) Caspian Development Advisory Panel Caspian Sea Oil (Princeton University)-Energy and the environment in the Caspian states. 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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Caspian Energy (WN) ChevronTexaco - Spotlight: Caspian Sea Energy Superbowl: Strategic Politics and the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin (Geoffrey Kemp - The Nixon Center) Oil in the Caspian Region and Central Asia (By Øystein Noreng) Energy News The Monthly Energy Chronology (U.S. Department of Energy) Alexander's Gas and Oil Middle East News CNN Commodities (Oil Prices) The Energy Intelligence Group IAEE Resources Schlumberger World Oil Magazine Oil & Gas Directory Oil Price History and Analysis Oil Review Middle East OPEC U.S. Department of Energy Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil & Gas Petroleum Resources Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. 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- Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Consortium Caspian Pipeline Consortium State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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State Oil Companies Azerbaijan Oil Company NIOC Turkish Petroleum Corporation Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. Iran & Caspian, But Indifferent to Common Interests - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Kazakhstan gears up to open first Oil Pipline (April 12, 2001) Bush Administration Policy Toward Caspian Area, South Caucasus - Washington File (April 12, 2001 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea : Discussions on Diffrenet Iranian Views - Caspian Studies (April 2001) Iranian-Armenian Gas Pipeline - Caspian Studies (April 6, 2001) International Law and Iran’s Policy on the Caspian Sea: Shifting Paradigms (Caspian Studies) Iran's Changing Perspectives & Policies on the Caspian Sea - Caspian Studies (March 22, 2001) Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline: Opportunities and Threats - Caspian Studies (February 14, 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Oil Companies BG Group BPAmoco ChevronTexaco Dragon Oil Eni Exxon Inpex Phillips Petroleum Shell Statoil TotalFinaElf Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. Iran & Caspian, But Indifferent to Common Interests - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Kazakhstan gears up to open first Oil Pipline (April 12, 2001) Bush Administration Policy Toward Caspian Area, South Caucasus - Washington File (April 12, 2001 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea : Discussions on Diffrenet Iranian Views - Caspian Studies (April 2001) Iranian-Armenian Gas Pipeline - Caspian Studies (April 6, 2001) International Law and Iran’s Policy on the Caspian Sea: Shifting Paradigms (Caspian Studies) Iran's Changing Perspectives & Policies on the Caspian Sea - Caspian Studies (March 22, 2001) Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline: Opportunities and Threats - Caspian Studies (February 14, 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Articles Caspian pipeline is declared open - BBC (July 13, 2006) The Caspian basin also contains a sea of oil - The Guardian (December 11, 2005) Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens - BBC (May 25, 2005) Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West - BBC (May 5, 2005) Poor Azerbaijan prepares to get rich - BBC (May 3, 2005) Analysis: Still No Decision On Caspian Sea - RFE (February 2, 2005) Caspian pipeline 'unites nations' - BBC (October 16, 2004) Oil brings new sparkle to Caspian Sea - BBC (June 13, 2004) Optimism Increases for Caspian Sea Agreement - EurasiaNet (April 19, 2004) Bees around the Caspian honeypot - Asia Times (January 13, 2004) Caspian Region Likely to Remain Critical for Foreseeable Future - Global Policy Forum (January 12, 2004) $6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003) Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003) World Bank to back controversial Caspian pipeline - The Guardian (October 28, 2003) As Soviet-era strongmen fade, Caspian unrest grows - CS Monitor (October 22, 2003) The new Great Game - The Guardian (October 20, 2003) | Excerpts from the book States Sign Declaration At Inaugural Ecology Conference - RFE (September 12, 2003) Iran Intent on Keeping Pace with Caspian Basin Energy Development - Eurasianet (August 19, 2003) Caspian: Agreeing not to agree - Asia Times (July 26, 2003) Unique Ecosystems Face Environmental Threat - RFE (May 27, 2003) Amnesty calls for action on Caspian - The Guardian (May 20, 2003) Real Position of Caspian Oil in the World Energy Scene "Iran Importances" - Pars Times (April 15, 2003) Turkmenistan, Iran Appear To Agree On Approach For Dividing Sea - RFE (April 2, 2003) Teheran: Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be Based on USSR-Iran Treaties - Pravda (March 14, 2003) Ankara's Trouble Hits Caspian Region - RFE (February 7, 2003 Caspian Sea Policy Comes Into Question - RFE (January 22, 2003) Europe and the development of energy resources in the Caspian sea region - Council on Europe (December 12, 2002) Byproduct that blights Caspian life - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Oil money threatens to make killing fields of Kazakhstan - The Guardian (December 4, 2002) Huge oil find 'threatens Caspian' - BBC (December 4, 2002) Why campaigners oppose the dam - The Guardian (December 1, 2002) Official Disputes Iranian Success With Caspian Project - Radio Free Europe (October 18, 2002) Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002) Iran woos Caspian oil firms - BBC (October 4, 2002) Iran: Tehran Reacts With Mild Criticism To Russian-Azerbaijani Caspian Pact - RFE (September 25, 2002) Russia, Azerbaijan to sign accord on Caspian, defying Iran - Ananova (September 23, 2002) Caspian oil project forges ahead - BBC (September 18, 2002) Iran's Claim Over Caspian Sea Resources Threaten Energy Security - The Heritage Foundation Trouble in the pipeline - The Guardian (September 2, 2002) Caspian: Russia Proposes Wider Offshore Zone For Dividing The Sea - RFE (August 28, 2002) Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery - RFE (August 21, 2002) Russia makes waves in the Caspian - CDI (August 15, 2002) Caspian: Western Companies Prepared To Invest In Caspian Gas Fields - RFE (August 14, 2002) Caspian hosts major exercise - BBC (August 9, 2002) Caspian: Western Oil Companies Approve Construction Of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - RFE (August 5, 2002) Caspian: Russia Starts Large-Scale Military Exercise - RFE (August 1, 2002) Russia: Oil Companies Win Stakes In Caspian Sea - RFE (July 31, 2002) Iran: New Flexibility On Caspian Sea Division Signaled - RFE (July 25, 2002) Russia: Large-Scale Military Exercises To Be Held In Caspian - RFE (July 17, 2002) Caspian: A Delicate Balance Prevails - RFE (July 16, 2002) Russia For Dividing Caspian Surface - Pravda (July 12, 2002) DID RUSSIA SELL OUT IRAN FOR $20 BILLION? - Pravda (July 9, 2002) Iranian daily warns against planned Russian military exercise in Caspian Sea - Xinhua News Agency (July 7, 2002) Caspian: Azerbaijan, Iran Seek New Phase In Border Dispute - RFE (June 18, 2002) Caspian: 'Militarization' Of The Sea -- Myth Or Reality? - RFE (June 10, 2002) Caspian deal postponed - BBC (June 9, 2002) Iran/Russia: Caspian Division Causing Rift - RFE (May 17, 2002) Iran: Khatami Tours Central Asia To Press For Iran Energy Routes, Lower U.S. Presence - RFE (April 28, 2002) Khatami, in Kazakhstan, asserts Iran as a critical partner for Kazakhstan - Eurasia Insight (April 26, 2002) Russia moots new Caspian share-out - BBC (April 26, 2002) Jostle to plunder Caspian riches turns nasty - The Guardian (April 25, 2002) Caspian Sea talks break down - BBC (April 24, 2002) Caution ahead of Caspian summit - BBC (April 23, 2002) How Deeply Iran will penetrate the evolving eurasian energy networks - By Robert M. Cutler (March 13, 2002) Corruption 'deters Caspian investors' - BBC (February 26, 2002) The Legal Regime of The Caspian Sea & Recent Incident Between Azerbaijan and Iran - Alexander's Gas & Oil (September 2001) "The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea." - Middle East Institute (September 2001) Trouble over the Caspian Sea - Jane's (September 10, 2001) What Happened in the South Caspian? - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. Iran & Caspian, But Indifferent to Common Interests - Caspian Studies (August 2001) Kazakhstan gears up to open first Oil Pipline (April 12, 2001) Bush Administration Policy Toward Caspian Area, South Caucasus - Washington File (April 12, 2001 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea : Discussions on Diffrenet Iranian Views - Caspian Studies (April 2001) Iranian-Armenian Gas Pipeline - Caspian Studies (April 6, 2001) International Law and Iran’s Policy on the Caspian Sea: Shifting Paradigms (Caspian Studies) Iran's Changing Perspectives & Policies on the Caspian Sea - Caspian Studies (March 22, 2001) Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline: Opportunities and Threats - Caspian Studies (February 14, 2001) Azerbaijan: A Common Neighbor for I.R. 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Turkmenistan-Constitution Turkmenistan Government Ethnologue: Languages of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan: Country Information (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Turkmenistan: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada) Turkmenistan: Country and Travel Information (Auswärtiges Amt - Bundesrepublik Deutschland) The EU's Relations with Turkmenistan (European Union) Japan - Turkmenistan Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) Turkmenistan: Country Information (Foreign & Commonwealth Office - UK) Country profile: Turkmenistan (BBC) Timeline: Turkmenistan (BBC) Turkmenistan: Election World Satellite Images of Turkmenistan (NASA) Turkmenistan: World Bank Country Overview Turkmenistan: IMF Country Info Central Asia Energy Data by the Department of Energy EIA Country Information on Turkmenistan EIU Viewswire: Turkmenistan BISNIS: Turkmenistan (U.S. Department of Commerce) Turkmenistan: Directory of Development Organizations (PDF) Turkmenistan - Amnesty International Turkmenistan - HRW Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2006: Turkmenistan Turkmenistan: World Audit Turkmenistan (UT - REENIC) Google: Turkmenistan UN Reports Turkmenistan: UNDP Turkmenistan: UN Human Development Reports Turkmenistan: UNEP Turkmenistan: UNESCO Turkmenistan: UNICEF Statistics UN FAO Turkmenistan: UNSATS Turkmenistan: WHO Turkmenistan News EurasiaNet RFE/RL Times of Central Asia Turkmenistan News Washington Post Turkmenistan Page Uzbekistan doesn't boarder with the Caspian Sea but is rich in energy resources. 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Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. 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Turkmenistan-Constitution Turkmenistan Government Ethnologue: Languages of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan: Country Information (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Turkmenistan: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada) Turkmenistan: Country and Travel Information (Auswärtiges Amt - Bundesrepublik Deutschland) The EU's Relations with Turkmenistan (European Union) Japan - Turkmenistan Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) Turkmenistan: Country Information (Foreign & Commonwealth Office - UK) Country profile: Turkmenistan (BBC) Timeline: Turkmenistan (BBC) Turkmenistan: Election World Satellite Images of Turkmenistan (NASA) Turkmenistan: World Bank Country Overview Turkmenistan: IMF Country Info Central Asia Energy Data by the Department of Energy EIA Country Information on Turkmenistan EIU Viewswire: Turkmenistan BISNIS: Turkmenistan (U.S. Department of Commerce) Turkmenistan: Directory of Development Organizations (PDF) Turkmenistan - Amnesty International Turkmenistan - HRW Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2006: Turkmenistan Turkmenistan: World Audit Turkmenistan (UT - REENIC) Google: Turkmenistan UN Reports Turkmenistan: UNDP Turkmenistan: UN Human Development Reports Turkmenistan: UNEP Turkmenistan: UNESCO Turkmenistan: UNICEF Statistics UN FAO Turkmenistan: UNSATS Turkmenistan: WHO Turkmenistan News EurasiaNet RFE/RL Times of Central Asia Turkmenistan News Washington Post Turkmenistan Page Uzbekistan doesn't boarder with the Caspian Sea but is rich in energy resources. 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Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
UN Reports Kazakhstan: UNDP Kazakhstan: UN Human Development Reports Kazakhstan: UNESCO Kazakhstan: UNEP Kazakhstan: UNICEF Statistics UN FAO Kazakhstan: UNSATS Kazakhstan: WHO Kazakhstan News The Almaty Herald EurasiaNet BBC Radio - Kazakh Continent Gazeta Interfax Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Oil Review Kazakhstan Pravda RFE/RL Times of Central Asia Washington Post Kazakhstan Page Russia CIA Fact Book: Russia Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Russia - CIA Political Resources: Russia Political Leaders: Russia Russia: Country Information (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Country Background Notes - 11/01 (U.S. Department of State) Russia: A Country Study (Library of Congress) Russia: Law Library of Congress A Guide to Russian Legal Research (LLRX) Russia (OECD) Encyclopedia Britannica: Russia Russia-Constitution (ICL-English) Russia: Flag-National flags and ensigns currently in use. 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Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. 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Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. 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Maps Caspian Sea Region (Caspian Sea Library) Major political and geographical features of the Caspian Sea region (NASA) Caspian Sea Region North (UT) Caspian Sea Region South (UT) Portions of "Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region - March 2001 (UT) Interactive map of Central Asian oil routes (RPI) Caspian Sea Pipelines (U.S. Navy) CMG InfoBank Atlas: Caspian Sea region (USGS) Caspian Sea Region Oil and Gas Infrastructure (CIA) CIS Reference Map (CIA) Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection) Azerbaijan Maps (UT) Iran Maps (UT) Kazakhstan Maps (UT) Russia MAps (UT) Turkmenistan Maps (UT) Uzbekistan Maps (UT) Embassies & Missions Azerbaijan Embassy in Washington, D.C Iranian Interests Section in Washington, D.C. Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
Embassies & Missions Azerbaijan Embassy in Washington, D.C Iranian Interests Section in Washington, D.C. Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. Uzbekistan Embassy in Washington, D.C. (BL) U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
U.S. Embassies in the Caspian Sea Region Azerbaijan: Embassy of the United States in Baku Kazakhstan : Embassy of the United States in Almaty Russian Federation: Embassy of the United States in Moscow Turkmenistan: Embassy of the United States in Ashgabat Uzbekistan: Embassy of the United States in Tashkent U.S. Embassies & other Diplomatic Missions Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
Human Rights U.N. Commission of Human Rights U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
Images Caspian Sea Gallery (MODIS) Caspian Sea Gallery (NASA) Caspian Sea Satellite Images (Various Sources) National Geographic: Caspian Sea Intercaspian Photo Bank Caspian Sea Images (Cornell University) Caspian Sea Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Azerbaijan Iran: Travel Information Lonely Planet - Destination Kazakhstan Guide to Russia - Lonely Planet - Destination Turkmenistan Lonely Planet - Destination Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Guide Foreign Languages for Travelers Traveling Overseas (UK Government) Country Advice (UK Government) Travel (U.S. Department of State) Current Travel Warnings (U.S. Department of State) Azerbaijan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Iran: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Kazakhstan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Russia: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Turkmenistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Uzbekistan: Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Department of State) Traveler's Health Information (U.S.)- Discusses preventive measures, recommended vaccines, precautions and much more. Travel Health Online Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
Weather Caspian Sea Region: Russia's Weather Server Caspian Sea Region: SPUTNIK Home page More... Back to top Front Page All images are public domain and courtesy of NASA
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