Joint Productivity Strategies of the Water Resources of Atrak Border River in order to Implement the General Policies

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

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1 PhD Candidate of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Azadshahr Branch, Azadshahr, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran

Abstract

The dispute over shared border waters can threaten international peace and security. The danger of the future war over
Productivity improvement and attention to the economic, security, and political values of water are some important general policies of the system to maintain and consume water, and prevent water from exiting the borders. As the conflict over the shared water of the border can threaten the international peace and security, the possibility of war over water was seriously discussed in the early 90s among university professors and researchers. Turkmenistan covers a large land of desert, and takes the required water from the shared and trans-regional water. One of the controversies between Iran and Turkmenistan was the shared water of Atrak before and after the fall of the soviet-union. The research method is descriptive-analytical. The research question is: What are the political-security challenges between Iran and Turkmenistan in relation to the shared use of Atrak and its hydro-politics? The findings suggested that the current diplomacy in Iran with regards to Atrak before and after the fall of the soviet-union was to consolidate, and prevent tension. This has resulted in Turkmenistan’s abusing the water resources of Atrak out of the international regulations. Accordingly, Iran should follow a new approach with regards to Atrak’s hydro-politics and the two countries should cooperate and prevent conflicts through borrowing practical strategies.

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