@article{article_21101, title={The Policies around the BTC Pipeline}, journal={Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations}, volume={8}, pages={20–44}, year={2009}, author={Erdemir, Halil}, abstract={<p>The post-Cold War years have witnessed rivalries and cooperation among the players for the Caucasus <br />and Caspian Sea natural resources. The significance of the petrochemical resources of the region was <br />increased by the policies were played for the transportation routes and competition on them. The BTC <br />pipeline project was one of the important alternatives of network route of natural resources of the <br />Caspian region for the western markets in general for the region in particular. The issue became a <br />multi-faced matter in the fields of economic, security, political and diplomatic relations of the regional <br />countries. The paper will discuss the BTC pipeline policies of the involving players’ whys and <br />wherefores of interests. </p> <p> <br />Key words: The Caspian Sea resources, energy security, oil and natural gas, the BTC Pipeline, foreign <br />policy. </p>}, number={4}, publisher={Yalova Üniversitesi}