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Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains
07/23/2026
The United States faces a significant strategic challenge in securing access to ...
The New Front in Critical Minerals: Kazakhstan and South Korea
07/17/2026
As global competition for critical minerals increases, Kazakhstan has been promo...
DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline
07/14/2026
The United States appears to be serious about increasing significant and strateg...
Tungsten and Building the West's Next Critical Mineral Supply Chain
06/24/2026
Insights from the Trans-Caspian Forum 2026...
Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains
06/09/2026
The Caspian Policy Center published its first report dedicated to critical miner...
Armenia after Moscow: Rubio’s Visit and Armenia’s Accelerating Turn West
06/03/2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s short trip to Yerevan on Tuesday, May 26...
Extracting Good Mining Policy in Kyrgyzstan
05/07/2026
The critical minerals industry in Central Asia is at a crossroads and in Kyrgyzs...
Decoupling: Moving Central Asia’s Critical Minerals West
04/08/2026
Diversifying critical minerals supply chains away from China is a strategic impe...
Transparent and Reliable: How a Strong Foundation Brought Japan Success in Central Asia’s Minerals Sector
03/13/2026
Rounding out an eventful year of diplomacy for Central Asia, the presidents of t...
BRI at a Boiling Point: Anti-China Violence and the Security of Chinese Mining Projects in Central Asia
02/06/2026
Five Chinese nationals were killed in Tajikistan by unknown assailants in two se...
Strategic Minerals at the Forefront of Diplomacy: 2025 in Review
12/29/2025
Throughout 2025, the Greater Caspian Region aimed to improve its standing in the...
The Ukraine Deal Is Just the Start—Central Asia Holds the Key to U.S. Mineral Security
06/04/2025
The United States has signed a new mineral deal with Ukraine to ensure U.S. acce...
A Guide for Policymakers: How to Meet US Strategic Mineral Needs
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold, Joshua Bernard-Pearl, Rachel Shifman, Zachary Weiss, Nicholas Castillo
02/11/2025
CPC policy paper: Everything you wanted to know about strategic minerals…but did...
The Minerals that Make our Military: Strategic Opportunities in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Ukraine
09/18/2024
This is the third installment in the Caspian Policy Center’s Strategic Minerals ...
Green Energy Minerals: Strategic Opportunities in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Ukraine
09/05/2024
This is the second installment in the Caspian Policy Center’s Strategic Minerals...
Strategic Minerals Explained: Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia
Joshua Bernard-Pearl, Zachary Weiss
07/01/2024
This is the first in a series of articles planned to provide a comprehensive ove...
Kazakh Uranium: A Hot Prospect as U.S. Targets Russian Nuclear Fuel
05/11/2024
A special report as the United States moves to ban imports of enriched Russian U...
The C5+1 Critical Mineral Dialogue: What It Means and How We Got Here
02/23/2024
On February 8, the U.S. Department of State hosted the inaugural meeting of the ...
French Connection: Macron’s Nuclear Deals in Central Asia
11/17/2023
France has shifted its gaze to Central Asia in pursuit of uranium. With its mark...