Politico carried a piece on the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline from Azerbaijan into Europe (and bypassing Ukraine and Russia) this week, as a new diplomatic reality dawns in Eastern Europe. The story hits on the importance of Azerbaijan as natural gas supplier to Europe, especially in light of the evolving geopolitics of the former Soviet Union (a theme this site has discussed at length — here, here, here, and here, for example). Politico reports:
And while Washington is caught up in debates about hastening U.S. gas exports to weaken Vladimir Putin’s energy dominance, Azerbaijan maintains that its pipeline is the only …read more
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