Azerbaijan: Seeking To Become The Green Energy Supplier To EU
January 25th, 2023
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Azerbaijan’s efforts to become the green energy supplier to the EU: Recently, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Hungary and Romania signed an agreement to build a strategic partnership regarding green energy. According to the document of the text, these four countries will be working together to develop a 1,195 kilometer submarine power cable […]
Read more »BRI and The Role Of South Caucasus In Chinese/European Connectivity
January 10th, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, a look at the role of South Caucasus in China’s BRI-led effort to connect China and Europe: China’s Belt and Road Initiative In 2013, China’s president Xi Jinping announced the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st -Century Maritime Silk Road. After two years, an action plan was issued by the National Development […]
Read more »Erdogan Touts Potential Gas Deal Ahead of Turkmenistan Summit
December 13th, 2022
Via Al Monitor, a report on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan interest in a gas deal that would extend into Europe: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the trilateral summit between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan this week will focus on Ankara’s plans to carry Turkmen gas to Turkey and from there to Europe […]
Read more »Azerbaijan’s Russian Gas Deal Raises Uncomfortable Questions For Europe
November 24th, 2022
Via Eurasianet, commentary on a highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels that was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas, but Azerbaijan is now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its obligations to Europe: Azerbaijan has begun importing gas from Russia under a deal which should enable Baku to meet its own domestic […]
Read more »Europe’s New Gateway To Asia Through Azerbaijan
November 22nd, 2022
Via New Silk Road Discovery, commentary on the Middle Corridor project: Azerbaijan sees the Middle Corridor project as another opportunity to boost fruitful partnerships with China, Kazakhstan, and other parts of the landlocked Central Asian region. Among the many significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the reinvigoration of the Middle Corridor, both as […]
Read more »Azerbaijan Warns Investment Needed To Increase EU Gas Flows
November 3rd, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Azerbaijan’s need for additional infrastructure investment in order to provide additional gas to the EU: Azerbaijan has warned the EU that it will only be able to meet its commitment to double gas exports to the bloc if provided with fresh investment in its pipelines and long-term […]
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