CPC - Caspian Policy Center
Research
Risk and Reward: How China’s State Firms Outmaneuver Rivals in Tajikistan
02/20/2025
Tajikistan’s Bokhtar project, a high-risk/high-reward venture to develop new hyd...
From the Caspian to the Levant: Azerbaijan Enters Israel’s Gas Market
02/10/2025
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company SOCAR has made its first Mediterranean ....
Implementing the K-Silk Road: South Korea’s Growing Commitment to Central Asia
01/31/2025
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, sanctions and a costly war effort have we...
New Years Addresses: The Caspian Region in 2025
01/03/2025
In much of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, New Year’s Eve remains the central holida...
COP 29: The Caspian COP
12/19/2024
COP Climate Summits are exhausting events. The stakes are high and most COPs fal...
Caspian Green Energy Corridor Moves Forward
11/14/2024
With COP 29 underway, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan h...
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...
Across Central Asia, Governments Bet Big on Nuclear Power
08/30/2024
In the winter of 2022 - 2023, much of Central Asia experienced dire cold and pow...
Central Asia's Nuclear Ambitions and a Sustainable Energy Future
06/21/2024
Alongside renewables, energy efficiency, and other innovative technologies ......
Azerbaijan and Türkiye Solidify Key Energy Alliance with Turkmen Gas Deal
06/13/2024
Azerbaijan and Türkiye struck a major energy deal in May, with state-owned giant...
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...
Tajikistan’s Efforts to Build Out its Energy System Reflects Geopolitical Competition
03/22/2024
Last September, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma,...
Azerbaijan Strengthens Commitment to Double Gas Exports to Europe
03/08/2024
Doubling gas exports from Azerbaijan to the European Union (EU) has been a prima...
China, Russia, and Great Power Politics in Afghanistan and Central Asia
01/12/2024
The Central Asian and the Caspian regions are the centers of gravity for China, ...
A New Focus on Renewables: 2023 in Review
12/20/2023
Renewable energy became a consistent focal point in energy dialogues among count...
Powering Progress and Energy Expansion: 2023 in Review
12/20/2023
Although the Caspian Region is famously known for its vast energy reserves, prio...
Unlocking Energy Cooperation: Insights from the C5+1 Summit and Caspian Business Forum
09/29/2023
The strategic significance of the Caspian region on the global stage was reaffir...
Absheron Gas Field Inauguration Signifies New Energy Partnerships in the Caspian Region
09/07/2023
On August 31, an inauguration ceremony for the Absheron gas and condensate field...