After Turkey signed several long-term contracts for U.S. liquid natural gas (LNG) imports, Reuters reported that Russia and Iran’s share of Turkey’s gas market is increasingly at risk – especially as Ankara’s gas purchase contracts from the Blue Stream pipeline in Russia are set to expire within months, while its
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In the first half of 2025, a notable shift occurred in Eurasian investment dynamics: while China halteddirect investment in Russia, Kazakhstan emerged as the top recipient of Chinese foreign investment under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In July alone, Beijing and Astana signed 58 agreements totaling $24 billion. Chinese capital
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As global geopolitics reshape traditional trade routes, Central Asia and the Caucasus are emerging as pivotal regions in overland cargo transit. The fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine, compounded by sweeping Western sanctions, has dealt a heavy blow to the once-dominant Northern Corridor— the key artery that channeled much of
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