The energy relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia have shown a significant development which serves as a primary factor that have been strengthening their bilateral relations since 1992. Since both countries are located in the South Caucasus, it can be claimed that the geography has laid the foundation for the development of their energy relations. In recent years, they share two main large-scale projects such as the Baku – Tbilisi –Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline and Baku –Tbilisi – Erzurum (BTE) gas pipeline. The BTC runs 443 km through Azerbaijan, 249 km through Georgia and 1,076 km hrough Turkey to the Ceyhan Marine Terminal.
Aidana Arynbek was a research fellow at the Eurasian Research Institute. She holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Warwick (UK). Aidana specializes in theories of International Relations, the Politics of International Trade, International Political Economy. Her research fields are the region of the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus and Central Asia. In 2014 she completed English for Academic Studies at INTO City University in London (UK). In 2013, she was awarded the Bolashak Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The same year, she received her bachelo