Nicholas Castillo

Program Officer

Nicholas Castillo is a Program Officer at the Caspian Policy Center. In 2024, he completed his B.A. at George Washington University, majoring in political science and international affairs, focusing on East Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, and conflict studies. During his undergraduate education, he studied abroad in Tbilisi, Georgia during the summer of 2023. At CPC, his primary areas of interest include security, Russian involvement in the Caspian region, the South Caucasus, and the domestic politics of Georgia and Armenia. Nicholas also works on new media development and podcast production.

Prior to becoming a Program Officer, Nicholas held a research internship at CPC from fall 2023 to spring 2024 and interned at the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States in the spring and summer of 2022.

News

ISKP Remains a Threat to Central Asia

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

Armenia and Azerbaijan Reach Landmark Accord: A New Era of Peace?

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

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

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 years now ...

A Guide for Policymakers: How to Meet US Strategic Mineral Needs

CPC policy paper: Everything you wanted to know about strategic minerals…but didn’t know to ask.

What Ending U.S. Assistance Means for the Caucasus and Central Asia

With the current U.S. administration shuttering the United States Agency for International ...