Maximilian Kuhn investigates one of the most pressing yet neglected subjects in the field of
global energy politics: the integration of the Iranian gas market. Possessing the world's
second-largest proven natural gas reserves Iran is a hypothetical energy giant-in-waiting. Yet
over three decades of internal divisions coupled with crippling international sanctions have
left Iran unable to capitalize on its vast energy potential. Increasing global demand for
natural gas and a government in constant need of finding new sources of revenue to meet the
needs of a fast-growing population should lead Iran to eventually become a large-scale gas
exporter. How this could take place and what the implications for global gas markets would be
are the central research questions tackled by this study. The study allows a look beyond
international politics Iranian political decision-making investment laws and pipeline games.
