KHARG ISLAND iii. Developments since the 1950s In the years following World War II, Kharg was sparsely populated and Ḵārgu…

TONB (GREATER AND LESSER), two tiny islands of arguable strategic importance in the eastern Persian Gulf, south of the western…

CASPIAN SEA ii. Diplomatic History in Modern Times. A new area of sub-systemic studies in international relations, which encompasses the…

ABU MUSĀ (Bu Musā), a small island in the eastern Persian Gulf (25°52’N, 55°2’E). Persia considers it a town within…