Azerbaijan

Russia is pushing its neighbors to start buying its energy exports using rubles instead of U.S. dollars. [more]

Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan might consider forming energy ties. [more]

Turkish President Abdullah Gul attempts the difficult task of normalizing relations with Armenia. (With Stratfor map) [more]

From Tajikistan to Turkey, major powers and key energy states are struggling to find their way forward in the emerging geopolitical dynamic imposed by Russia. [more]

If Iran becomes a regular transit option for oil from Azerbaijan, the entire region could experience a shift. [more]

Damage to a key Georgian rail line has left BP -- and Azerbaijan -- with no choice but to seek Russian help in order to export Caspian oil. [more]

Iran wants to strengthen its ties with Turkey, but Turkey has other issues -- like Russia's actions in the Caucasus -- on its mind. [more]

Russia's military defeat of Georgia sharply limits the options for neighboring Azerbaijan. (With Stratfor map) [more]

The future of international energy supermajor BP's assets in the Caspian region is in question after the conflict between Russia and Georgia. (With Stratfor map) [more]

A fire on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline has wound up benefiting Russia, the nation the pipeline was meant to avoid. (With Stratfor map) [more]

An explosion occurred late Aug. 5 on the Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's quick tour of some former Soviet states illustrates Moscow's move to consolidate its influence over countries strategically important to Russia. [more]

If Azerbaijan agrees to allow Russian natural gas giant Gazprom to purchase natural gas from its fields, it could put an end to one of Europe's options for diversifying its natural gas supplies away from Russia and allow Russia to continue exporting natural gas westward. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Iran appears to be planning ahead for an increase in domestic natural gas demand -- and no increase in domestic production. (With Stratfor map) [more]

News broke in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan on April 21 that on March 29 Azerbaijani authorities had halted a shipment of Russian equipment destined for Iran’s nuclear facility at Bushehr. [more]

Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]

A gunbattle in Nagorno-Karabakh prompted Azerbaijan to accuse Armenia of trying to stoke conflict in the separatist enclave. [more]

Armenia is crucial to Russian strategy in the Caucasus, and Russian political and economic influence there has been on the rise. [more]

Azerbaijan announced Feb. 11 that it plans to increase the cost of its natural gas exports. [more]

Georgia and Azerbaijan inaugurated a new oil terminal in the Georgian Black Sea port of Kulevi. [more]