The Dynamics of Iranian Borders

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This book is on Iran’s geopolitical importance representing a continuum of international competition for political gains and economic benefit, due to the country's unique geographical location that has always been a cause of contention. Iran’s massive boarders and evolving political weakness, along with influences from the kings of Qajar that maintained and strengthened Great Britain’s hegemony in the region, were major factors affecting ongoing regional conflicts. Additional roles played by other world powers such as France, Russia and the United States are also noted. Conflicts, unrest and regional wars were all consequences arising from power struggles that led to treaties and international agreements between Iran, Britain and Russia that caused the eventual loss of traditional Iranian territories. Hence, extrinsic impositions on Iran are the subject of this study as authors examine the turbulent climate that altered Iranian borders during the Qajar Dynasty. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: The Russian Heartland Versus the British World Island (Mansoureh Ebrahimi, Saikou Kawsu Gassama, Kamaruzaman Yusoff)....Pages 1-16 On Iran’s Eastern Borders: Origins and Consecutive Treaties with the British During the Nineteenth Century (Mansoureh Ebrahimi, Kamaruzaman Yusoff)....Pages 17-26 Origins of Conflicts Between Iran and Iraq (Alireza Najafinejad, Saeid Bahrami)....Pages 27-47 Evolution of the Post-soviet Caspian Sea Legal Regime (Abdollah Baei Lashaki, Masoumeh Rad Goudarzi)....Pages 49-68 Energy Resources of the Caspian Sea: The Role of Regional and Trans-regional Powers in Its Legal Regime (Dayyan Janbaaz, Mehrdad Fallah)....Pages 69-93 The Separation of Bahrain from Iran (Masoumeh Rad Goudarzi, Sediqeh Nazarpour)....Pages 95-114 Conclusion: The Geopolitical Struggle for Iran, Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Basin (Saikou Kawsu Gassama, Mansoureh Ebrahimi, Kamaruzaman Yusoff)....Pages 115-124 Back Matter ....Pages 125-131