Iraq’s Oil War
January 24th, 2014
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an interesting look at the Iraqi government’s management of the oil sector and how – by lashing out at Turkey and Kurdistan – Baghdad could make a tense situation worse: A long-simmering controversy over control of Iraq’s massive oil reserves flared into the open Friday as one of the country’s most […]
Read more »Turkey: Energy Ambitions And Limitations
November 20th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at Turkey’s energy ambitions and limitations: Turkey hopes to take advantage of its location between Europe and Asia and become a regional energy corridor for oil and natural gas moving from Russia, the Caspian Basin, Central Asia and the Middle East to the large consumer market in Europe. These […]
Read more »Terrorism, Petrol And International Competition: Turkey In Somalia
August 29th, 2013
Via The Eurasia Review, an interesting article on Turkey’s interest in Somalia: At the start of the month the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu was the target of a suicide car-bombing. A Turkish policeman lost his life in the attack and three others were wounded. The extremist movement al-Shabaab (The Youth), an off-shoot of al-Qaeda, claimed […]
Read more »A Looming Showdown Over Iraqi Kurdish Oil
June 1st, 2013
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of another showdown that is building between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the government of Iraq over oil exports, only this time Turkey has entered the fight: Turkey has a dilemma. Its competition with Iran in Syria has already been exposed — Turkey is backing the Sunni […]
Read more »Turkey-Turkmen Energy Cooperation
August 13th, 2012
Via Energy Daily, a report on the growing energy ties between Turkey and Turkmenistan Energy-rich Turkmenistan and energy importer Turkey are deepening bilateral ties. Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhammedov is making a two-day state visit to Turkey, visiting Istanbul and Izmir. Turkey’s energy imports of Turkmen natural gas reportedly remain Ankara’s biggest immediate concern, but Turkey […]
Read more »Growing Opportunities Behind Turkey’s Soft Landing
July 31st, 2012
Courtesy of Emerging Markets Insights, a positive perspective on Turkey: Turkey is on a clear slowdown trajectory. Both the consumer and the business sectors are seeing a gradual deceleration of growth, and GDP expanded by only 3.2% in Q1 2012, compared with last year’s annual growth of 8.5%. We expect Turkey’s slowdown to continue through […]
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