Abstract
The post-Cold War years have witnessed rivalries and cooperation among the players for the Caucasus
and Caspian Sea natural resources. The significance of the petrochemical resources of the region was
increased by the policies were played for the transportation routes and competition on them. The BTC
pipeline project was one of the important alternatives of network route of natural resources of the
Caspian region for the western markets in general for the region in particular. The issue became a
multi-faced matter in the fields of economic, security, political and diplomatic relations of the regional
countries. The paper will discuss the BTC pipeline policies of the involving players’ whys and
wherefores of interests.
Key words: The Caspian Sea resources, energy security, oil and natural gas, the BTC Pipeline, foreign
policy.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Publication Date | October 16, 2009 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA93DC54YJ |
| Published in Issue | Year 2009 Volume: 8 Issue: 4 |