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Israel-Iran War Puts Spotlight on Azerbaijan’s Strategic Importance

Israel-Iran War Puts Spotlight on Azerbaijan’s Strategic Importance

Nigel Li

06/23/2025

Azerbaijan has called for Israel to avoid military strikes on Azeri populated re...

Baku’s Power Play: Why Azerbaijan Is Doubling Down on Oil and Diversifying into Solar

Baku’s Power Play: Why Azerbaijan Is Doubling Down on Oil and Diversifying into Solar

Azerbaijan, a major natural gas exporter, is taking significant steps to diversi...

From Closed Borders to Open Skies: Iran’s War Spurs Caucasus Air Realignment

From Closed Borders to Open Skies: Iran’s War Spurs Caucasus Air Realignment

Ali Dayar

06/17/2025

As the war in Iran adds to the strains on air corridors from the war in Ukraine,...

Back To Karabakh

Back To Karabakh

James Sharp

06/17/2025

Visiting Karabakh provides a compelling view of both the past and the future of ...

Moscow's Point-Men for Central Asia and the South Caucasus

Moscow's Point-Men for Central Asia and the South Caucasus

While Vladimir Putin is the center of Russian political life, the policies of th...

Eurasia and Heartland Theory: The Future of The Greater Caspian Region

Eurasia and Heartland Theory: The Future of The Greater Caspian Region

James Sharp

06/03/2025

Greater Central Asia has played an outsized role in ancient world history and no...

Between Ankara and Jerusalem: Strategic Dynamics Among Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Israel

Between Ankara and Jerusalem: Strategic Dynamics Among Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Israel

Amid tensions across the Middle East, on May 3 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N...

Nuclear Deal or No Deal: Caspian Countries Will Still Have to Engage with Iran

Nuclear Deal or No Deal: Caspian Countries Will Still Have to Engage with Iran

Nigel Li

04/16/2025

In a surprise announcement in early April, US President Donald Trump said that t...

Ferghana Valley Takes a Step Toward Stability as Central Asian Neighbors Settle Border Dispute

Ferghana Valley Takes a Step Toward Stability as Central Asian Neighbors Settle Border Dispute

Ali Dayar

04/03/2025

After nearly two decades of negotiations, the countries of the Ferghana Valley h...

ISKP Remains a Threat to Central Asia

ISKP Remains a Threat to Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan reportedly foiled a coup attempt orchestrated by the Islamic State .....

LIVE MAP of Russian Refineries Hit:  Ukrainian Drone Strikes Boost Caspian Energy

LIVE MAP of Russian Refineries Hit: Ukrainian Drone Strikes Boost Caspian Energy

Caspian Policy Center’s Live Map of Russian Refineries documents 61 attacks acro...

Balancing Act: Kazakhstan PM Visits Baku to Address Growing Regional Pressures

Balancing Act: Kazakhstan PM Visits Baku to Address Growing Regional Pressures

On March 3, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov visited Baku, Azerbaijan...

Commentary: It’s The End of an Era, But What Comes Next?

Commentary: It’s The End of an Era, But What Comes Next?

With the current presidential administration in Washington having turned against...

From Conflict to Cooperation:  Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Finalize a Pivotal Border Agreement

From Conflict to Cooperation: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Finalize a Pivotal Border Agreement

A border dispute that had resulted in the deaths of over 200 people in recent ye...

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...

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...

Ukraine Looks to the North Caucasus to Advance a Post-Colonial View of Russia

Ukraine Looks to the North Caucasus to Advance a Post-Colonial View of Russia

Ukraine is retaliating against Russia in a new way, encouraging minority groups ...

Drones Over the Caspian:  How UAVs are Shaping Regional Power in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Drones Over the Caspian: How UAVs are Shaping Regional Power in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Drone warfare has landed in the Caspian region.  Critical assets in global secur...

C5+1 in the New Year

C5+1 in the New Year

After becoming a fixture of Central Asian diplomacy in recent years, the C5+1 di...