Tag Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline

South Ossetia update

Georgia calls for Ossetia ceasefire but Moscow appears to be ignoring them. At the same time, a Georgia minister says their troops are ‘merely regrouping’ and not retreating from South Ossetia. Russian media confirms that, saying Georgia troops have broken…

Georgia declares ‘state of war’for 15 days

Even if the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline were operational, which it apparently isn’t, there is little chance that oil will be piped through it for the next 15 days. And, uh, why are they just declaring war for 15 days – and…

Pipelineistan destabilizes

Image from Asia Times in 2005 who has useful background on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline that supplies the US, EU, and Israel. The pipeline was bombed in Turkey just a few days ago. The PKK, a Kurdish separatist organization, has claimed…