Kashagan project delays serve Russian interests
(Eurasia Daily Monitor) - Russia has never ceased its attempts to regain control over Azeri and Kazakh hydrocarbons and reassert its weakening position in the Caspian region using all imaginable means for this purpose.
Kazakhstan could help to tackle global food crisis (Financial Times)
The west needs the Caspian
(Guardian) - Only the Caspian countries can loosen Russia’s grip on Europe’s energy supplies. No wonder the Kremlin is worried.