JAPANESE INTEREST ON CAUCASUS OIL
JAPANESE INTEREST ON CAUCASUS OIL

Summary/Abstract: Oil has had a great impact on the formation of modern social structure due to its impact on industry, transportation, logistics and military. For a long time, the use of oil in industrial and military fields has been of great importance for the economic stability of countries as well as for their defense policies. For this reason, states had to create oil policies. Accessing this energy source is of strategic importance, especially in oil-poor countries where access to oil is difficult. In this article, the changing conjuncture after World War I, Japan's interest in Caucasus oil fields in the parallel period with the establishment of the Soviet Union will be discussed. Japan supported White Army during Russian Civil War, did not have officially any diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. Even if official diplomatic relations were not concluded, Japan has shown great interest in the oil potential of Caucasus, especially in Grozny and Baku. The concession that Japan was trying to obtain within the scope of its oil policy, the initiatives aimed at this, and its relationship with the Great Powers that obtained concessions in the region will be discussed.

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