LONDON The House of Lords on July 2 hosted a high-level roundtable, titled “ Middle Corridor : Strategic Investment and Cooperation Opportunities,” to discuss the growing role of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, widely known as the Middle Corridor. The overland trade route connects China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye — providing a non-Russian alternative to traditional east-west trade paths. The roundtable featured strong support for