The Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline: A Viable Project or a Perennial Diplomatic Idea?

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...

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....

The level of the Caspian Sea is falling faster than ports, coastal cities, oil and gas infrastructure and environmental protection systems can adapt. Over the past five years, the sea has lost about one metre; over ten years, approximately 1.5...