Mazandaran Sea in the Arena of the World Policy, Juridical Regime, National Interest, and General Security
Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics
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Keywords: Mazandaran Sea, Juridical regime, Gas and Oil resources, Piping routes,
Abstract :
“The Caspian Sea”, as it is called “Darya-ye Khazar” (meaning “Khazar sea”) or “ DaryayeMazandaran” (“Mazandaran Sea”) in Iran, and “Bahr Al-Qazvin” which means “QazvinSea” on Arab maps, is the largest inland body of water in the world. However, either “KhazarSea” or “Mazandaran Sea”, is a questionable matter which needs to be explicated. Asecond issue raised is that according to the rules principles of the International Law, is itclassed as a lake or a full-fledged sea? How has it been exploited in the time before andafter the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1917 and why after in the time before and afterthe dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1917 and why after the collapse of the former USSR,the geo-politic status of the region calls the attention of the World Policy? How importantare natural resources of sea food, quality of shipping cargos and seaports conditions to thecoastal communities? Moreover, the quantity of oil and gas resources under the sea bed,underwater spots rich in natural resources and efficient allocation of fossil fuel among thecountries bounded the sea are the world’s important issues together with Juridical Regime,Methods of shipping resources to the port and international markets are important strategicelements for the countries enclosed the sea as well as regional effective and the world’ssuperpowers. However, the debates have been encompassing a vast range of subjects inthe past two decades include the strategies of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan andTurkmenistan about allocation of sea bed resources and juridical regime and the role ofthe federation of Russia and Turkey and the strategy of European Union and the U.S.A inplanning the pipe routes, piping and transferring oil and gas convoys.
