Home  About  Research  Publications  Activities  Media  Research team  Contact  Internal pages		Russian and Caspian Energy Developments (RUSSCASP) RUSSCASP is a publicly funded research program aimed at producing knowledge on long-term Russian and Caspian oil & gas developments. RUSSCASP focuses on three strategically important issue clusters:  Russia and the Caspian region as arenas for foreign energy companies.  Driving forces and conditions for Russian and Caspian energy exports.  Energy developments in the Russian high north. RUSSCASP is executed by a consortium consisting of three Norway-based research institutions, and most of the results produced within the programme are made available to the public on this website. Read more about RUSSCASP's research and publications on:  Oil and gas developments in Russia  Oil and gas developments in the Caspian region NEW BOOK: The Caspian Sea Region towards 2025 Caspia Inc., National Giants or Trade and Transit? The Caspian Sea and the lands around it are emerging again as a focus region in global affairs. With security of energy supply high on the international agenda, and with fears of resource shortages re-surfacing, the countries of the Caspian region are stepping onto the global stage, claiming for themselves new roles as providers of resources to the world. However, the new-found strength and self-confidence of the rulers of these countries are built on uncertain ground. How will a temporary – or longer-term – global recession affect these recently independent countries? How will climate change influence them – and will global climate policy alter the value of their massive hydrocarbon reserves? In some of these countries, there have been domestic armed conflicts or conflicts with neighbouring states – could hostilities erupt again? And what about the major powers in the neighbourhood? Who will gain influence, and who will lose – or will geopolitical games simply serve to destabilize matters? In three scenarios for the Caspian Sea region in 2025 this book tries to suggest possible futures for the countries around the Caspian Sea. The futures are shaped in a complex interplay with global events, with other powers and with a range of forces within the region itself. The main forces shaping the region will be the market for natural resources and their impact on regional economies, political and cultural forces of change within the region and each of the countries, as well as the dominance and influence of great powers. For orders and more information, see Eburon's website		Latest news & publications: (04.06.2010) New book: The Caspian Sea Region towards 2025: Caspia Inc. National Giants or Trade and Transit? By Morten Anker, Pavel K. Baev, Bjørn Brunstad, Indra Øverland and Stina Torjesen (01.06.2010) New presentation: Russian Grand Strategy and Energy by Jakub M. Godzimirski (17.05.2010) New commentary article: Medvedev’s Ineffectual Foreign Policy Lacks Putin’s Firm Hand by Pavel K. Baev (12.05.2010) New article: Oil Exploration in Russia: Prospects for Reforming a Crucial Sector by Arild Moe and Valery Kryukov (access restricted) (12.05.2010) New Working Paper: A Tailored Country Risk Model for Russia by Morten Anker, Ida Aronsen, Daniel Fjærtoft and Hans Traaholt (03.05.2010) New Working Paper: The Politics of Russia's Arctic Hydrocarbons by Indra Øverland (access restricted) (27.04.2010) New article: The State Oil Company SOCAR: A Microcosm of Azerbaijani Development? by Heidi Kjærnet (13.04.2010) New commentary article: Russian Economy Failing to Modernize by Pavel K. Baev (29.03.2010) New commentary article: 'Shtokman – fortsatt interessant' ('Shtokman – Still of Interest') by Arild Moe (in Norwegian) (29.03.2010) New commentary article: 'Putin’s “Long Decade” Continues Despite Medvedev’s “Modernization”' by Pavel K. Baev
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