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The Trans-Caspian pipeline returns to the agenda as Europe’s gas deadline nears
NewsBrief9 Jun

The Trans-Caspian pipeline returns to the agenda as Europe’s gas deadline nears

A pipeline idea that has circled the Caspian for thirty years looks newly serious as Europe’s 2027 deadline to drop Russian gas closes in.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BTK goes full throttle: upgraded Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway enters operation
NewsBrief3 Jun

BTK Goes Full Throttle: Upgraded Baku–Tbilisi–Kars Railway Enters Operation

Capacity jumped from 1 to 5 million tonnes a year. The Middle Corridor's western spine is no longer a bottleneck.