The Changing Geopolitics of Energy Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region
Journal: UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)
Year: 2019

As the construction of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) is nearing completion, the European Commission has recently expressed an&amp;nbsp;interest in the future doubling of its capacity. In addition to Azeri gas, Turkmen gas could be made available through gas swaps involving Iran. However, the SGC poses an&amp;nbsp;ethical, environmental and security conundrum for European energy and foreign policy. Major issues include the partnership with Azerbaijan’s regime, transit dependence on Turkey and l