... West collapse communism Crimea Donbas Donbass invasion Russian cold war rebel Obama maidan USSR soviet protests orange Poroshenko Malaysian Kremlin Nato EU Brics revolution protest nationalism Caspian Azerbaijan oil Georgia conflict Nagorno-Karabakh CSTO Yerevan...

.... Please direct all requests for permission to photocopy or reproduce article content through the University of California Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, https://www.ucpress.edu/journals/reprints-permissions . 2004 Current History United States Iraq Caspian Sea Persian Gulf BTC...

...—as the natural behavior of a global superpower engaged in global dominance. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California United States George Bush Eurasia Russia Afghanistan Caucasus oil Al Qaeda Caspian Sea China One of the most striking...

...Brenda Shaffer If Islam is the defining force in a Muslim-populated state, then … these states should be willing to make significant material sacrifices and take security risks to promote their religious beliefs. That has not been the case in the Muslimdominated nations in the Caspian region. ©...

... financial and diplomatic forms in most cases, but it will also often entail military action. © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California Jimmy Carter Caspian Sea energy import Kuwait oil Persian Gulf petroleum Saudi Arabia security...