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Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It
Countries around the world are searching for ways to use artificial intelligence to improve their national economies...
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 08/26/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 25, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/25/2025
A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors
In a startling reversal that favors large energy companies, an appellate court ruling negated massive fines ......
Author: Akbota Karibayeva
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Creating a historic shift in regional dynamics, the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan has created ......
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Date: 08/20/2025
A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub
In an era marked by increasing global skepticism toward international institutions...
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 08/20/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 18, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/18/2025
A Landmark Step Toward Peace in the Caucasus, but the Journey Isn’t Over
With great fanfare, the long-frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan took what...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/14/2025
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 ......
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Date: 08/13/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 12, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/11/2025
First Readout of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Summit
Here are the main takeaways from the trilateral peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan ......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/08/2025
Why Russia Bombed an Azerbaijani Oil Depot the Day Baku Made Peace with Armenia
Russian armed forces launched a missile strike targeting an oil depot operated by SOCAR (State Oil Company...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/08/2025
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 ......
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Date: 07/28/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025
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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
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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 ......
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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 ......
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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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