C5+1 Turns 10: From Dialogue to Deals
C5 +1 Highlights
A Decade of Partnership: What Lies Ahead for C5+1?
Ten-Year Anniversary: Looking Back at the C5+1
Not Russia’s Backyard, Not China’s Quarry: Why this Week’s White House Summit with Central Asia is Critical
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TAP’s fifth anniversary and its growing role in EU energy security
November 15 marks the fifth anniversary of the start of commercial operations of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline...
Author: James Sharp
Date: 11/14/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: November 12, 2025
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 11/12/2025
C5+1 Turns 10: From Dialogue to Deals
All five Central Asian presidents arrived in Washington, D.C., this week for the C5+1 Summit, marking...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 11/08/2025
C5 +1 Highlights
Kazakhstan’s National Bank and Visa signed a Memorandum of Cooperation ......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 11/06/2025
A Decade of Partnership: What Lies Ahead for C5+1?
November 5, WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the United States and Central Asian leaders prepared to meet for the C5+1 ......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 11/06/2025
Ten-Year Anniversary: Looking Back at the C5+1
Central Asia has successfully garnered the interest of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the White House ......
Author: Kurtis Yan
Date: 11/06/2025
Not Russia’s Backyard, Not China’s Quarry: Why this Week’s White House Summit with Central Asia is Critical
For three decades after the Soviet collapse, the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus were...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 11/03/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: November 3, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 11/03/2025
Strengthening Central Asian Sovereignty: Diversifying Uzbekistani Remittance Origins
As Central Asian states continue to take steps that decouple themselves from Russia, it is essential...
Author: Jack Halsey, Nassim Ali Ahmad, Caroline Southworth
Date: 10/31/2025
A Matter of Sanctions or Migration: Opposing Narratives on the Kazakh-Russian Border Slowdown
Since September, kilometers-long lines of trucks have formed along the Kazakh-Russian border ......
Author: Lilly Horrigan
Date: 10/28/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: October 27, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 10/27/2025
Hopes and Hurdles: Takeaways from the OTS Summit in Gabala
Once again, Türk dünyası demonstrated its growing geopolitical significance. This year’s...
Author: Kurtis Yan, Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 10/25/2025
The Greater Caspian Region: Where Does The UK fit in?
The UK government announced on 13 October that it was lifting its arms embargo on Azerbaijan ......
Author: James Sharp
Date: 10/24/2025
Moving Peace from Paper to Practice: A First Step for Armenia and Azerbaijan
Taking a quiet but historic step, Azerbaijan lifted long-standing transit restrictions for the movement of Armenian cargo ......
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 10/22/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: October 20, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 10/20/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: October 14, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 10/14/2025
A Refining Play: Russian Volatility and Central Asian Fuel Security
Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery as well as an oil depot in occupied Luhansk on September......
Author: Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer
Date: 10/09/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: October 6, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 10/06/2025
Russia’s Tightening Grip: A Potential Turning Point for Central Asian Migration
Central Asian labor migrants seeking higher wages have long found an accessible and attractive...
Author: Lilly Horrigan
Date: 10/03/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: September 29, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 09/29/2025
Caspian Policy Center Hosts 6th Annual Business Forum in New York
New York, NY, September 23 – Today, the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) held the sixth annual Caspian Business Forum...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 09/25/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: September 16, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 09/16/2025
Beijing’s SCO Investment Pledge: A Drop in the Bucket
It was all smiles in Tianjin when President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian and Indian counterparts...
Author: Nigel Li, Jack Halsey
Date: 09/15/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: September 9, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 09/08/2025
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The Caspian Day – Dropping Caspian Sea Levels and Disappearing Caspian Seals
August 12 – The Caspian Day was established in 2006 by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran ......
Author: Guest Contributor
Date: 08/13/2025
How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?
Azerbaijan is strengthening its transport diplomacy and investing in sustainable logistics infrastructure ......
Author: Nargiza Umarova
Date: 07/28/2025
Interview with H.E. Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Could you inform our leadership about the main priorities of the candidacy of the Kyrgyz Republic...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/16/2025
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12/03/2025
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