August 2011, Dortyol, Aqdam region, Azerbaijan - Young men in the refugee camp, believed to be getting trained to fight the armenians in Nagorno Karabakh. The Agdam region is on the border of the Nagorno Karabakh enclave, controlled by Armenia since 1994 and claimed by Azerbaijan. In spite of a cease fire brokered in 1994 skirmishes between Azeris and Armenians are an almost daily occurence.
August 2011, Ganja, Georgia: A farmer with his new car, which he purchased using the money given to him by the BTC consortium to let them use his land to lay the underground pipeline. Since 2006 the BTC has allowed Azerbaijan to export its oil to world markets through Georgia and Turkey, thus avoiding Russia. It has given Azerbaijan a greater sense of independence and a new role for Georgia in Europe's energy security to the annoyance of Russia. Some blame the BTC for Russia's continued covert involvement in regional latent conflicts especially the South Ossetian crisis which led to the Russia-Georgia war.
August 2011, Batumi, Georgia: Tourists from Armenia board the Armenian train in Batumi. The new oil money has helped Batumi to grow its tourism industry and now attracts tourists from neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran and Israel.
