The article delineates the major national, regional and international level stakeholders in the westward Trans-Caspian transportation of Kazakh oil, supplemented with a discussion of the prospect of expansion of the Trans-Caspian/South Caucasus corridor in light of the presumably harmful effect...

The present paper examines both domestic and international actors, involved in the westward oil shipment of Kazakhstani oil, and their interests. It demonstrates that while foreign companies have been backed by their governments, national firms have also enjoyed considerable state support,...

The article delineates the major national, regional and international level stakeholders in the westward Trans-Caspian transportation of Kazakh oil, supplemented with a discussion of the prospect of expansion of theTrans-Caspian/SouthCaucasus corridor in light of the presumably harmful effect of...