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Iran Shockwaves Reverberate across the Caspian
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer, Jack Halsey
03/04/2026
When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran on February 28 the shockwaves reached ...

A First for the Vice Presidency: J.D. Vance’s Landmark Visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan
02/12/2026
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s February 9-11 visit to the South Caucasus repre...

Kazakhstan’s Arbitration Victory and the Recalibration of Oil-Gas Agreements
02/05/2026
Significant repercussions are expected out of a recent court ruling both for Kaz...

2025 Year-End Caspian Energy Review
12/31/2025
Energy markets in the Caspian region came under intense and sustained pressure t...

TAP’s fifth anniversary and its growing role in EU energy security
11/14/2025
November 15 marks the fifth anniversary of the start of commercial operations of...

A Refining Play: Russian Volatility and Central Asian Fuel Security
10/09/2025
Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan oil refinery as well as an oil depot in occup...

A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors
08/21/2025
In a startling reversal that favors large energy companies, an appellate court r...

Why Russia Bombed an Azerbaijani Oil Depot the Day Baku Made Peace with Armenia
08/08/2025
Russian armed forces launched a missile strike targeting an oil depot operated b...

Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase
07/29/2025
The President of Azerbaijan hosted the former President of Turkmenistan for a hi...

Trans-Caspian Gas: From Pipedream to Pipeline?
06/26/2025
Senator Steve Daines raised more than a few eyebrows at a Senate Foreign Relatio...

Beyond the Contract: What Kazakhstan’s Rosatom Deal Says About Its Foreign Policy Balancing Act
06/24/2025
On June 14, Kazakhstan announced the selection of Russia’s state-owned nuclear c...

Baku’s Power Play: Why Azerbaijan Is Doubling Down on Oil and Diversifying into Solar
06/20/2025
Azerbaijan, a major natural gas exporter, is taking significant steps to diversi...

A New Link in Global Trade: The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and Its Role in the Middle Corridor
06/10/2025
The map above shows the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project represented ...

Atomic Risks and Rewards: Viewpoints from Three Experts
04/01/2025
With plans for a nuclear reactor well underway in Kazakhstan, it is important th...

Power Play in the Caspian: Rosatom's Expanding Reach across the Caspian Sea Region
03/27/2025
A post-Soviet creation and success story, Russia’s Rosatom is a booming business...

Promises and Pitfalls: Reflections on Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Future
03/21/2025
Last year, Kazakhstan held a nationwide referendum on the question of building a...

Azerbaijan-Israel Partnership Powers Up: Landmark Gas Agreement Signals Deeper Energy Ties
03/19/2025
In a significant step for Azerbaijan-Israel energy cooperation, Azerbaijan’s sta...

LIVE MAP of Russian Refineries Hit: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Boost Caspian Energy
Joshua Bernard-Pearl, Nigel Li
03/18/2025
Caspian Policy Center’s Live Map of Russian Refineries documents 61 attacks acro...
Atomic Risks and Rewards: Viewpoints from Three Experts
03/14/2025
With plans for a nuclear reactor well underway in Kazakhstan, it is important th...

Visualizing Caspian Energy
03/06/2025
Caspian energy has gained unprecedented relevance in global markets. The disrupt...