This WPR Special Report compiles news, analysis and opinion from WPR's pages to provide insight into what some are calling the new "Great Game" -- the political battle for influence and control over the production, sale and transit of oil and gas across Eurasia -- from Europe to the Caucasus, to Iran, to South and Central Asia.
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South Asia, Iran and the IPI Pipeline
Pipeline Politics: Iran Looks to Send Natural Gas EastBy Peter Kiernan
May 28, 2008
Nuclear Deal Done, India Gives IPI Pipeline a Second Look By Siddharth Srivastava
November 5, 2008
Overhauling the Iran Sanctions ActBy Peter Doran
December 16, 2008
Can Pakistan Deliver on its Energy Promise?By Mustafa Qadri
December 18, 2009
Central Asia, the Caucusus and the Caspian
Baku Summit Ends Decade-Long Feud, Creating Energy OpportunitiesBy Richard Weitz
June 4, 2008
Central Asia's Energy ChessboardBy John Daly
December 22, 2008
Central Asia and the U.S.-Russia 'Reset'By Peter Kiernan
May 5, 2009
Another Success and a New Challenge for Turkey's Gas DiplomacyBy Andrea Bonzanni
September 2, 2009
Europe, the West and Nabucco
The Nabucco Carrot and U.S.-Iran EngagementBy Joshua Kucera
May 5, 2009
EU Energy Security and Bulgaria's Nuclear OptionBy Peter Doran
May 25, 2009
A Step in the Right Direction for NabuccoBy Peter Kiernan
July 20, 2009
For the West, 'Game Over' in Central AsiaBy Andrea Bonzanni
January 8, 2010
Turkey-Azerbaijan Meeting Keeps Nabucco AliveBy Andrea Bonzanni
January 21, 2010
Russian Strategy and Policy
Russia-Ukraine Price Dispute Driven by Political HydraBy Paul De Zardain
January 7, 2009
LNG and Russia's Shifting Gas StrategyBy Matt Stone
October 19, 2009
Why Russia Still Matters in the Asian CenturyBy John Lee
January 19, 2010