Full Comment’s Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today:  The axis of evil is alive and well, but few people have been paying attention.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  Markets  |  from nationalpost.com

An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Ukraine at the end of this month to resume talks with the Kyiv government on a new $15 billion loan programme, the Fund said on Thursday.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  Markets  |  from kyivpost.com

The Ministry of Energy & Coal Industry of Ukraine informs that Stavitsky was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov, met with Industry & Energy Minister Natig Aliev, participated in a meeting with involvement of representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerenerji OJSC.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from abc.az

Jihadi groups in Syria could have been behind last month’s attempted assassination of opposition leaders at a Turkish border crossing, according to a leading analyst.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

Russia and Ukraine are close to reaching an agreement on the clearance of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel movements outside their bases, the Ukrainian website zn.ua reported on March 2, citing sources familiar with the talks.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

The lease of the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) to Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom jeopardizes national interests of Ukraine, independent energy expert Volodymyr Saprykin said on air of Channel 5.

• Date: 12.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from interfax.co.uk

When on 11 March 2011 a tsunami destroyed TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant complex, many believed that the catastrophe, if not ending nuclear power generation worldwide, would at least induce an element of caution into governments seeking to advance nuclear power projects.

• Date: 11.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 11.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from oilprice.com

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has expressed hope about the success of the next round of negotiations between Iran and the six major world powers in Almaty.

• Date: 11.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 11.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from news.az