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Vol. 6 nr. 1 | 2013 -Azerbaijan: an essential link on the East-West Strategic Corridor

Vol. 6 nr. 1 | 2013 -Azerbaijan: an essential link on the East-West Strategic Corridor

BY Lavinia Lupu

Being located at the crossroads of the major Eurasian transport corridors, with huge resources and an important growth rate, Azerbaijan has now the opportunity of putting in practice his objective of becoming a regional hub between Europe and Asia. Having chosen the Western direction, Azerbaijan is involved in large-scale projects of European interest and the East-West Black Sea Caspian Sea Corridor must not be absent from Baku’s  plans.

Choosing to be part from the East-West Strategic Corridor linking Central Asia to the Euro-Atlantic Area and implicitly, to collect the economic and strategic advantages that come along with it, Azerbaijan will strengthen its position in the Caucasus and its role of stabilizer in the region.

Key words: The East-West Strategic Corridor, The New Silk Road, Azerbaijan 

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