The North–South Corridor under pressure from sanctions and regional conflicts

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...

The Caspian Sea Day, conceived as an environmental observance, unfolded in 2026 against a backdrop of attacks on ports and ships. Iran urged its neighbors to condemn the strikes, but the five coastal states have so far avoided a collective response....