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The Persian Gulf-Black Sea International Transport and Transit Corridor: Goals and Constraints

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  • Shabnam Dadparvar
  • Vali Kaleji

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The Persian Gulf-Black Sea International Transport and Transit Corridor is a multimodal and combined network of ships, rails, and road freight routes connecting Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece. Iran is the trustee of the agreement and has played the central role in establishing a transit route to the Black Sea region as ‘Tehran’s forgotten bridge to Europe’ since its inception in 2016. Nonetheless, the Persian Gulf-Black Sea Corridor faces significant obstacles and challenges: resolving Iran’s nuclear issues, resolving disputes between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and stabilizing the security situation in the Black Sea following the Ukraine war, all of which reduce its efficiency and quality. In these circumstances, connecting the Iranian railway to the Caucasus and Armenia and building Armenia’s North-South highway and the deep port of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea coast can stretch the capacities of the Persian Gulf-Black Sea Corridor. It can also strengthen the Wider Black Sea Region and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

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  • Shabnam Dadparvar & Vali Kaleji, 2024. "The Persian Gulf-Black Sea International Transport and Transit Corridor: Goals and Constraints," Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(2), pages 203-225, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjsbxx:v:26:y:2024:i:2:p:203-225
    DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2023.2233360
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