CPC - Caspian Policy Center
Research
Trans Caspian Trajectory: A New U.S. Strategy for Central Asia and Caucasus
01/15/2025
Significant changes have transformed Central Asia and the Caucasus since Donald ...
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...
Georgians Are Holding the Line. Is Help Coming?
12/19/2024
In a historic first, civil servants and diplomats from Georgia have joined the c...
On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia
11/07/2024
Following the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, Azerbaijan began restoring...
Winning the Peace: Armenia and Azerbaijan
10/28/2024
There is an indigenous and organic peace process underway again in the Caucasus....
New Security Trends in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Sales of Russian Arms Decline
08/27/2024
Trade in arms has been a pivotal factor shaping alliances, conflicts, and local ...
With Western Relations in Freefall, Georgia Gears up for October Elections
08/14/2024
Recent months have arguably seen the most dramatic developments in Georgia’s ......
Armenia’s Ties to Iran: A Potential Wrinkle in Yerevan’s Pivot West
08/06/2024
Armenia’s geopolitical pivot from Russia toward the West has been one of the mos...
The Climate Crisis has come to the South Caucasus
07/29/2024
Climate change has begun to harm the physical and economic security of people li...
Do Sanctions Work? Lessons From The South Caucasus
07/23/2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to the imposition of an unprecedente...
Georgia's Black Sea Coast: The Changing Tide of Russian and Chinese Presence
07/22/2024
Two events have underscored the significance of Georgia’s strategic Black Sea co...
Strategic Minerals Explained: Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia
Zachary Weiss, Joshua Bernard-Pearl
07/01/2024
This is the first in a series of articles planned to provide a comprehensive ove...
Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia
06/13/2024
The word is out. The eight, energy-rich Caucasus and Central Asian countries are...
South Caucasus: Disruption and Divergence
05/31/2024
The South Caucasus has long been a complex, changeable region. But recent trends...
Azerbaijan’s Great Return Begins
05/10/2024
Lachin is a pretty town spilling down the side of a mountain, reminiscent of Alp...
FROZEN CONFLICTS JAGGEDLY THAWING: IT’S TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO UNDERSTAND AND ACT
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
05/01/2024
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma...
Russia’s Premature Withdrawal, Withered Force
Nicholas Castillo, Toghrul Ali
04/25/2024
On April 16, footage showing the alleged withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from...
Türkiye's Return to Center Stage: Successful Counterbalancing
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold, Nicholas Castillo, Samantha Fanger
04/23/2024
Türkiye’s more aggressive and independent foreign policy has spurred both praise...