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C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

The five Central Asian countries will not be at the top of President-elect Donal...

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China Announce New Cargo Terminal in Baku

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China Announce New Cargo Terminal in Baku

Toghrul Ali

11/15/2024

Increased attention to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also kno...

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia.  A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia. A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

In 2014, I was heavily involved in the U.S. Military's Northern Distribution Net...

OTS Builds on Organizational Momentum

OTS Builds on Organizational Momentum

Continuing its steady growth trajectory, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)...

On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia

On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia

Following the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, Azerbaijan began restoring...

Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Russia has long sought influence through the sizable role it plays in global ene...

EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

October 3-4,Turkmenistan hosted a high-level forum for European Union officials ...

Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Toghrul Ali

09/06/2024

Central Asia is gaining prominence on the global stage as major international ac...

Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Toghrul Ali

08/21/2024

Central Asian leaders’ commitment to increased regional collaboration and integr...

The Climate Crisis has come to the South Caucasus

The Climate Crisis has come to the South Caucasus

Zachary Weiss

07/29/2024

Climate change has begun to harm the physical and economic security of people li...

OTS Rides the Middle Corridor to the Summit

OTS Rides the Middle Corridor to the Summit

Member-country ministers were charged with optimizing and digitalizing the Middl...

The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia

The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia

Why is the United States in the wings instead of at the center of Middle Corrido...

Azerbaijan and Türkiye Solidify Key Energy Alliance with Turkmen Gas Deal

Azerbaijan and Türkiye Solidify Key Energy Alliance with Turkmen Gas Deal

Azerbaijan and Türkiye struck a major energy deal in May, with state-owned giant...

Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia

Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia

The word is out. The eight, energy-rich Caucasus and Central Asian countries are...

Russian Relokanty: Central Asia’s New Digital Nomads

Russian Relokanty: Central Asia’s New Digital Nomads

Deportation of Tajik migrants in Russia following the concert hall terrorist att...

Saudi Ministers Visit Central Asia: “Unprecedented” Collaboration Moves Beyond Oil

Saudi Ministers Visit Central Asia: “Unprecedented” Collaboration Moves Beyond Oil

Charley Ward

03/26/2024

A new era of engagement between the Persian Gulf and Central Asian states was la...

Why the B5+1 Matters

Why the B5+1 Matters

The B5+1 held in Almaty in March 2024 was the first public-private dialogue at t...