The long way round: How sanctions on Russia reshaped the contest for Caspian oil

The report titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” published by the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy in August 2026, outlines a new phase in U.S. global trade policy. Its central argument is that exporters seeking to evade high...

On a map, the project looks almost provocatively simple. Around 300km of pipeline laid across the Caspian seabed would connect Turkmenistan’s gas fields to Azerbaijan’s infrastructure. The gas could then travel through Georgia and Turkey to Europe...

The truck queue at the Red Bridge shows that electronic permits save time only when paired with sufficient physical capacity and risk-based controls. On August 18, 1,030 trucks were waiting to leave Azerbaijan at the Red Bridge customs post on the...

Can Azerbaijan expand trade with Russia while complying with western restrictions? On a map, the International North–South Transport Corridor appears to be an almost straight line connecting Russian ports, Azerbaijan, Iran and the Indian Ocean. In...