A Roadblock to Russian Oil and Gas
The assault on Georgia delivers a sharp setback to a proposed U.S.-backed route to the West
Washington has spent more than a decade of diplomacy and arm-twisting to erect what it calls an East-West Energy Corridor connecting the countries of the Caspian Sea with NATO ally Turkey. The result has been a network of oil and natural gas pipelines, ports, and tankers that can feed a million barrels a day to the world market. Washington has sought to expand and link that network directly to Europe, where Russia is currently the dominant supplier. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
