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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Energy Security and the PKK Threat to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline

"Energy Security and the PKK Threat to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline

By Nihat Ali Özcan, Saban Kardas
In the wake of the conflict in Georgia, the future of energy transportation from the Caspian basin and Central Asia to world markets is once again on the agenda. By looking at the attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in August, we will discuss how growing instability in the region highlights the interconnectedness for Turkey of security of energy pipelines, terrorism and regional stability."

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