Expertise

Energy infrastructure and transit

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Energy infrastructure is more than a means of moving oil, gas, and electricity. Pipelines, shipping routes, ports, and chokepoints reflect political decisions, economic interests, and strategic calculations that often stretch back decades. Once established, these networks shape relationships between producers, transit states, and consumers, creating both opportunities for cooperation and sources of competition.

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Energy Straits specializes in the geopolitics of the midstream, with particular attention to Türkiye's position between energy-producing regions and European markets. From the century-long history of oil transit between Iraq and the Mediterranean to the contemporary politics of the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline, our analysis examines how infrastructure develops, why certain routes prevail over others, and how changing energy flows reshape regional politics.

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Energy geopolitics

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Energy has long been central to the international politics of the Middle East, Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The relationships between governments, companies, and markets are shaped by geography, infrastructure, security concerns, and the competing interests of producers and consumers.

 

Energy Straits examines these relationships through close analysis of contemporary developments, including energy security, regional competition, sanctions, and the energy transition. Türkiye's changing relationships with Russian gas suppliers, Iraqi oil producers, and European energy markets illustrate how commercial decisions are inseparable from broader geopolitical developments.

 

Historical research and analysis

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Contemporary energy geopolitics cannot be understood without its history. Today's infrastructure, commercial relationships, and strategic dependencies emerged through decades of political negotiations, technological changes, and conflicts.

 

Historical research is central to the Energy Straits approach. The transition from pipelines to tankers in the twentieth century, for example, transformed the geography of Middle Eastern oil and the strategic responsibilities of Britain and the United States. Understanding such changes helps explain why certain infrastructure networks endure, why others disappear, and how the past continues to shape contemporary strategic choices.

 

Research, consulting, and communications

 

Energy Straits provides commissioned research, geopolitical analysis, and strategic communications support for companies, investors, research institutions, and publications. Projects range from in-depth reports and historical research to executive briefings, editorial development, and the preparation of analytical content for specialist and general audiences.