Date of Award
2012
First Advisor
Daniel Neilson
Second Advisor
Francisca Oyogoa
Third Advisor
Fatma Gul Unal
Abstract
The Central Asian Pipeline project, also known as TAPI, is a geopolitically significant project that would transfer the landlocked natural resources of the Caspian hinterland to the rest of the world, through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India and the Arabian Sea. This thesis focuses on the geopolitics of the pipeline project and its significance for the participating countries and the rest of the world. Since the proposed pipeline passes through Afghanistan, the politically instability in Afghanistan has impeded the project. Therefore, this thesis mainly focuses on Afghanistan, its importance to the completion of the pipeline project, and its significance as a source of natural resources in the region. This thesis also discusses the current instability in Afghanistan and provides strategic short-term and long-term solutions to the Afghan conflict.
Recommended Citation
Sadri, Abdul Samad, "Pipe Dreams - Global Politics and the Political Economy of Energy in Afghanistan" (2012). Senior Theses. 689.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/sr-theses/689
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