Turkey: The Pursuit of Energy and Azerbaijan

Turkey's near-term energy strategy consists of diversifying its energy supplies and becoming a hub between the energy-rich east and the energy-hungry west. To accomplish this, Ankara needs reliable suppliers for the Nabucco project. Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq are potential suppliers, but Iran and Iraq are politically problematic. Azerbaijan would fit the bill, provided Turkey and Azerbaijan can overcome a relationship frayed by the issue of Armenia — something now under way as Ankara and Yerevan drift apart again.