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  1. the Middle Corridor
    EconomyAnalysis8 Jun

    The corridor is booming. It is also far from competitive. A Carnegie reality check

    Cargo volumes rose 63% in 2024. The corridor still handles 6% of the Russian route's capacity. A new Carnegie analysis maps the gap between ambition and infrastructure.

  2. Riga Baku SPb
    OpinionOpinion7 Jun

    Forum week: Baku signed, St. Petersburg celebrated, Riga quietly worked

    Three gatherings, one week, one pipeline. A tour of the parallel universes of Eurasian energy diplomacy.

  3. Washington Names Moscow's Play in Armenia
    PoliticsAnalysis6 Jun

    Four days out: Washington names Moscow's play in Armenia

    Secretary Rubio told the Senate on Tuesday that Russia wants Pashinyan to lose. The claim lands in the middle of the dirtiest election campaign Armenia has seen in years.

  4. EnergyAnalysis5 Jun

    Baku Energy Week: $7.5 billion in contracts, a green corridor pitch, and Central Asia in the room

    Azerbaijan's minister framed the Caspian region as a new energy space. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were named as corridor partners. $7.5 billion in contracts signed at the forum.

  5. Baku–Supsa Pipeline Returns
    NewsBrief1 Jun

    Baku–Supsa Pipeline Returns: Kazakhstan Oil Joins the Rerouting

    A deal signed during Kobakhidze’s Baku visit on 18 May restores a dormant Caspian export route — and Astana is already looking at it