1. A tanker traverses the Black Sea off Adjara, Georgia, September 11, 2010 (Mikehil Samkharadze)

    Azerbaijan, Turkey Sign Gas Pipeline Deal

    In another blow to Russian energy politics, the two nations agreed to supply European markets with Caspian Sea gas.

  1. Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin of Russia and Wen Jiabao of China in Beijing, October 11, 2011 (AP)

    China-Russia Rivalry Will Destroy SCO

    The two greater powers of North Asia have no reason to play equals in the region’s cooperation organization.

  1. European energy commissioner Günther Oettinger during a parliamentary session in Brussels, March 16, 2011

    European Southern Gas Corridor Shifts Focus

    Azerbaijan has to decide whether to exploit the Nabucco route or deliver to the countries of southeastern Europe.

  1. President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India exchange agreements of a strategic partnership between their nations, New Delhi, October 4, 2011

    India Opens the Afghanistan Gambit

    As the United States prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan, India has a vital interest in filling the void.

  1. Government House in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2006 (Eric Enno Tamm)

    Iran, Russia Obstructing Azerbaijani Gas Exports

    Iran and Russia try to hamper Azerbaijan’s gas exploitation in the Caspian Sea. Western powers are tempted to intervene.