Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase
How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?
Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025
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Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia
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Headlines from the Caspian: August 4, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/04/2025
Code of the Steppe: Tajikistan’s Push to Shape AI in Central Asia
As Central Asia looks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lead its digital transition, Tajikistan has just taken ......
Author: Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 08/01/2025
Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase
The President of Azerbaijan hosted the former President of Turkmenistan for a historic three-day ......
Author: Joshua Bernard-Pearl
Date: 07/29/2025
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
Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/28/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 21, 2025
On July 17, foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan met in Kabul to sign...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/21/2025
Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia
Speaking in early July, the Taliban-installed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi announced that ......
Author: Nicholas Castillo, Katherine Birch
Date: 07/17/2025
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
Headlines from the Caspian: July 14, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/14/2025
Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev
Turkmenistan, traditionally one of Central Asia’s more insular states, could be signaling a shift ......
Author: Joshua Bernard-Pearl
Date: 07/11/2025
Azerbaijan hosts the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
On July 4, the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ......
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 07/10/2025
Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?
Following through on Uzbekistani officials’ earlier promises to sign a preferential trade agreement ......
Author: Katherine Birch
Date: 07/09/2025
The Peace That Threatens Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan Leave Russia Behind
Once manageable, even cooperative at times, the relationship between Moscow and Baku has of late taken ......
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 07/09/2025
Summitry and Strategy: Decoding the 2nd Central Asia-China Summit
Chinese investments in Central Asia are here, and they are going to increase ......
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Date: 07/07/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 7, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/07/2025
The Caspian Policy Center Hosts its 3rd Trans-Caspian Connectivity Conference in London
London, UK, July 2, 2025 —Focusing on the theme, Harnessing the Momentum, Building on the Synergies, the Caspian Policy Center...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/05/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: June 30, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 06/30/2025
From Silk Road to Steel Rails: How the Almaty Bypass Reinforces the Middle Corridor’s Strategic Promise
With increased attention to the development of the Middle Corridor, infrastructure and connectivity in Central Asia remain ......
Author: Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 06/27/2025
Trans-Caspian Gas: From Pipedream to Pipeline?
Senator Steve Daines raised more than a few eyebrows at a Senate Foreign Relations ......
Author: James Sharp
Date: 06/26/2025
Beijing Strengthens Ties with Central Asia at Second Regional Summit
The leaders of China and Central Asia gathered in Astana earlier this week for the second China ......
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 06/25/2025
Beyond the Contract: What Kazakhstan’s Rosatom Deal Says About Its Foreign Policy Balancing Act
On June 14, Kazakhstan announced the selection of Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation ......
Author: Berik Matebay
Date: 06/24/2025
It’s High Time to Reset The U.S.-Azerbaijan Relationship
On the surface, all seems well enough with the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship, but beneath...
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: 06/24/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: June 23, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 06/23/2025
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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
It’s High Time to Reset The U.S.-Azerbaijan Relationship
On the surface, all seems well enough with the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship, but beneath...
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: 06/24/2025
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