From Pipedream to Pipeline: A Caspian Success Story

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Published: October 2005

Overview

“The goal of winning the pipeline battle was less to gain the moderate volumes of oil and gas in the Caspian than to maintain (in the case of Russia) or attain (in the case of the United States and Iran) significant presence in the region.”

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Shaffer, Brenda. “From Pipedream to Pipeline: A Caspian Success Story.” Current History, October 2005

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