Azerbaijan’s connectivity drive: turning geography into global opportunity
In the shifting geopolitical landscape of Eurasia, Azerbaijan is steadily cementing its role as a vital transport and logistics hub. Strategically positioned at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the country has transformed geography into opportunity, creating new pathways for trade, energy, and digital connectivity.
Azerbaijan's rising prominence on the world stage has once again been highlighted. Its proactive support for United Nations objectives, combined with its expanding participation in major international energy and transcontinental transport initiatives, is gaining recognition and support from leading global powers.
Since regaining her independence in 1991, Azerbaijan has pursued a foreign policy centred on connectivity and cooperation. Its geographic advantages, coupled with a pragmatic and forward-looking approach, allow it to serve as a critical transit corridor that benefits not only its economy but also the wider region.
One of the clearest examples of this vision is Azerbaijan’s expanding partnership with Central Asia. While the two states do not share a land border, the Caspian Sea has become a natural bridge for their cooperation. This transformation is backed by tangible infrastructure. Azerbaijan has broken through the regional isolation of past decades with major projects such as the Baku-Supsa and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipelines, the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline, and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. The Southern Gas Corridor and the........





















Toi Staff
Gideon Levy
Tarik Cyril Amar
Sabine Sterk
Stefano Lusa
Mort Laitner
Mark Travers Ph.d
Ellen Ginsberg Simon
Gilles Touboul
John Nosta