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Risk and Reward: How China’s State Firms Outmaneuver Rivals in Tajikistan

Risk and Reward: How China’s State Firms Outmaneuver Rivals in Tajikistan

Ali Dayar

02/20/2025

Tajikistan’s Bokhtar project, a high-risk/high-reward venture to develop new hyd...

Slow growth predicted, but Caspian region remains dynamic

Slow growth predicted, but Caspian region remains dynamic

Nigel Li

02/18/2025

In its newly released Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank predicts ...

Headlines from the Caspian: February 18, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: February 18, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...

Obituary:  U. S. Agency For International Development

Obituary: U. S. Agency For International Development

That the current presidential administration in Washington is taking steps world...

From the Caspian to the Levant:  Azerbaijan Enters Israel’s Gas Market

From the Caspian to the Levant: Azerbaijan Enters Israel’s Gas Market

Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company SOCAR has made its first Mediterranean ....

What Ending U.S. Assistance Means for the Caucasus and Central Asia

What Ending U.S. Assistance Means for the Caucasus and Central Asia

With the current U.S. administration shuttering the United States Agency for Int...

Headlines from the Caspian: February 10, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: February 10, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

Russia’s Shadow War Reaches Kazakhstan: Inside Moscow’s Espionage Offensive

Russia’s Shadow War Reaches Kazakhstan: Inside Moscow’s Espionage Offensive

For decades, Russia has stolen information from, or planted malware in, importan...

Digitizing Customs: How eTIR is Transforming the Middle Corridor

Digitizing Customs: How eTIR is Transforming the Middle Corridor

Ali Dayar

02/05/2025

Across the Trans-Caspian region there is an apparent need for a universal framew...

An FTA Between India and the EAEU?

An FTA Between India and the EAEU?

Some policymakers are beginning to speak optimistically about India signing a fr...

The Ankara Declaration: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye Reaffirm Ties

The Ankara Declaration: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye Reaffirm Ties

The Turkic vector of regional politics in Central Asia and the South Caucasus re...

Headlines from the Caspian: February 3, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: February 3, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

Implementing the K-Silk Road: South Korea’s Growing Commitment to Central Asia

Implementing the K-Silk Road: South Korea’s Growing Commitment to Central Asia

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, sanctions and a costly war effort have we...

Discussion with Ambassador (ret.) Matthew Klimow, Former Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan

Discussion with Ambassador (ret.) Matthew Klimow, Former Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan

“I saw tremendous changes during my time in Turkmenistan in every sphere, whethe...

Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Treaty Highlights Bilateral Priorities

Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership Treaty Highlights Bilateral Priorities

Nigel Li

01/28/2025

Russia and Iran have intensified cooperation in recent years in the face of incr...