Central Asia

The keyword Central Asia is tagged in the following 3 articles.

Russia and Iran: Strategic Partners or Competing Regional Hegemons? A Critical Analysis of Russian-Iranian Relations in the Post-Soviet Space

April 7, 2012 - 4819 words | International Affairs » International Relations

Russia and Iran have a long history of being geographic neighbours, rivals, competitors and partners - a history which has coined mutual expectations, stereotypes and interactions. Still present in the Iranian collective memory, Tsarist Russia expanded territorially... Read Article »

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Iran Russia Central Asia Geopolitics Hegemon International Relations

The Effect of CEDAW Ratification in Central Asia

May 16, 2011 - 3447 words | Political Science »

Despite the increasing number of states that have ratified binding international human rights treaties, human rights abuses continue unabated. The persistence of rights abuses cast doubt on the efficacy of human rights treaties. This paper empirically examines whether... Read Article »

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Women's Rights CEDAW Central Asia

Understanding Iran: Between Central Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council

April 5, 2011 - 4259 words | International Affairs » Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran today sits at the crossroads of Asia between the Middle East and Central Asia. This inherently places it in very close proximity to over half of the world's known energy reserves both in the form of petroleum and natural gas. Thus, an understanding... Read Article »

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Iran Central Asia Middle East International Relations Gulf Cooperation Council