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New Atlanticist

Jun 18, 2010

Borut Grgic: Azerbaijan as a Source for Natural Gas

By Borut Grgic

Borut Grgic, nonresident senior fellow at Atlantic Council, was recently interviewed by the Azeri Press Agency of Azerbaijan. The interview transcript is presented below. “Turkey is already over dependent on Russia, so Ankara is keen to receive gas from Azerbaijan” – Azerbaijan and Turkey have recently signed a package of agreements on gas supplies to […]

New Atlanticist

Jun 17, 2010

Turkey: Trusted Eurasian Energy Partner?

By Borut Grgic

Can Europe trust Turkey when it comes to energy security any more than we can trust Ukraine? Turkey is becoming a major energy hub, with pipelines from Russia and the Caspian basin crisscrossing the country. The two notable projects are the Blue Stream gas line, which brings Russian gas to Turkey, and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil […]

New Atlanticist

Apr 26, 2010

Ankara and Baku: Much Closer Ties

By Alexandros Petersen

Alexandros Petersen, a nonresident senior fellow at the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Azerbaijan’s News.Az on the relations between Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.

Transcript

Apr 5, 2010

Traycho Traykov Event Transcript

Traykov Event Speakers: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism of Bulgaria

New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2010

OSCE: From Ambivalence to Relevance

By Boyko Nitzov

Dr. Boyko Nitzov, Director of Programs for the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Aliyah Fridman for Azerbaijan’s News.Az.

Event Recap

Mar 1, 2010

Sofia Energy Roundtable

The Atlantic Council hosted the Sofia Energy Roundtable in Sofia, Bulgaria on March 1-2 in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism of Bulgaria.

Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2010

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

By James Joyner

Alexandros Petersen, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Energy Center, was interviewed by Azerbaijan’s News.Az’s Aliyah Fridman. Three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and one was wounded when Armenians broke the cease-fire on 18 February. May the incident lead to a new war between Azerbaijan and Armenia? Unfortunately, cease-fire violations are common in the […]

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2010

U.S. and Kazakhstan Need a Truly Strategic Partnership

By Boyko Nitzov

The omens are good, the stars in a benign juxtaposition: during recent hearings on the hill, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister Kanat Saudabaev and hearing participants struck a common note on a number of strategic issues. We may be witnessing the birth of a much needed strategic partnership.

New Atlanticist

Jan 5, 2010

Progress on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

By Alexandros Petersen

Alexandros Petersen, a nonresident senior fellow at the Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, was interviewed by Azerbaijan’s Today.az on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

New Atlanticist

Dec 18, 2009

European Energy Policy Needed

By Borut Grgic

Late to the Caspian energy game, China is the first to plug in in a big way.  This weekend, only two years after the project was announced, Chinese President Hu Jintao opened the 1140-mile long pipeline that will carry up to 40 bcm of gas from Turkmenistan to China. This is a huge boon for […]

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