Man travels globe gathering opinions on alternative fuel

• September 7, 2010

Russia has nothing to fear from China and worries that millions of Chinese will some day occupy vast swathes of Russian territory in the Far East are overblown

• September 7, 2010

India and Japan are poised for a rapid advance in their bilateral relations with rich economic and strategic overtones.

• September 6, 2010

A fire at a local power transmission sub-station on Sunday suspended electricity supplies to several regions of Georgia and halted the underground train services in the country's capital city of Tbilisi.

• September 6, 2010

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to build a gas pipeline through Afghanistan, despite the ongoing security concerns in the country.

• September 6, 2010

Moldova's prime minister has acknowledged that a referendum to make presidents directly elected has failed.

• September 6, 2010

As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN has learned.

• September 6, 2010

September 2010
John Van Pool
EGF Turkey Geopolitics Analyst

Key positions:

• British Prime Minster David Cameron’s recent speech to the Turkish Parliament, which gave strong support for Ankara’s EU membership bid, is likely to have caused more reaction from European national leaders had it been delivered in Brussels 


• Last month’s agreement between Chevron and Turkish Petroleum to explore two deep-water wells in the Black Sea is a reflection of the Turkish government’s efforts to make the country self sufficient in oil and gas production by 2023 


• Italian energy company ENI has attempted to reach a compromise for its role in the competing Nabucco and South Stream pipelines by reaching an agreement with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in which compressed natural gas reserves will be transported by ship across the Caspian Sea, which will provide supplies to both pipelines without alienating either project’s backers. 


• Turkey’s National Security Policy Document (also known as the ‘Secret Constitution’), which is due to be reviewed shortly, will identify energy security as the country’s most pressing strategic issue, and will remove Russia, amongst other neighbours, from the countries it would consider as potential enemies. READ MORE

• September 6, 2010