Turkey's strategic post-war role

摘要

Turkey's strategic position between the vast natural gas reserves of the Caspian and the Middle East, and the energy hungry markets of Western Europ will come into sharp focus with the ending of hostilities in Iraq and the development of the massive Shakh Deniz field in the Caspian. Turkey already imports Iranian gas via the Eastern Anatolia Natural Gas Main Transmission Line. As the flow throuhg this line increases, it will provide strong competition to Russian exports to Turkey, and a potential new gas supply to Europe, writes Jeff Crook.