1. Caspian Sea or lake ???

2. Geopolitics
Geopolitics is the study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography (population), and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

4. Lakes Seas Enclosed by land More shallow than open seas
Meet open ocean water
Continuous body of salt water
Deeper than lakes

5. Caspian Sea Largest enclosed body of water in the world
Fed by the Volga river
Can connect to black Sea, Baltic sea, and sea of Azov via canals
Supplied by freshwater sources only
No direct connection to saltwater seas

6. What’s the Issue? IF the Caspian Sea is a lake:
All resources are evenly divided between bordering nations
Resources are NOT influenced by international law
No interference from the United Nations
A treaty between the former soviet union and Iran classify the Caspian sea as a lake
If the Caspian sea is a sea:
Resources are regulated by the United Nations Convention on the Seas and resources are divided based upon shoreline
Each nation would have access to the resources located only within it’s borders

7. So What?