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The Caspian Region Did Not Wait for Opportunity in 2023 What Lies Ahead for 2024?
Date: Dec 22, 2023
Perhaps the greatest indicator of change in 2023 was the accelerating speed of evolution i...
Reshaping Realities in the Caspian Region: 2023 in Review
by: Nicholas Castillo, Meray Ozat
Date: Dec 22, 2023
In 2023, migration flows from Central Asia saw both continuity and the beginnings of a shi...
Profiles in Power: 2023 in Review
Date: Dec 22, 2023
July of 2023 saw a snap election in Uzbekistan allowing for the re-election of President S...
The Western Pursuit: 2023 in Review
by: Samantha Fanger
Date: Dec 22, 2023
On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, the ...
A Delicate Balancing Act: Navigating Conflicts and Diplomacy: 2023 in Review
by: Nicholas Castillo, Haley Nelson, Toghrul Ali, Josephine Freund
Date: Dec 21, 2023
Great power influence is still present, but noticeably waning...
Merging the Ecological and Trade Challenges of the Caspian
by: Rachana Mattur, Nathan Hutson, Jahan Taganova
Date: Dec 14, 2023
A looming shortage of potable water driven by rising global temperatures and poor water re...
Is it too late to save Central Asia? The crisis is already here
Date: Dec 13, 2023
One-third of Central Asia’s glaciers have melted, as the region’s air temperatures are inc...
Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Imprisons Citizen Who Fought in Ukraine
by: Bruce Pannier
Date: Dec 7, 2023
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the eve...
Amid Challenges, Georgia’s European Dream Moves Forward
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Central Asia in Focus
by: Bruce Pannier
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the eve...
The Russians Want to Build a Super-State. It May Now Include Parts of Georgia.
Date: Nov 16, 2023
Rhetoric around the formation of a Union State to include Georgia’s breakaway territories ...
Central Asia in Focus: Two Afghan Governments Represented in Tajikistan
by: Bruce Pannier
Date: Nov 16, 2023
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the eve...
Is the United States Out of Steppe? Addressing Central Asia’s Crossroads Moment
Date: Nov 9, 2023
Central Asia is a rapidly changing region. What was unimaginable even a few years ago mig...
Take Aways from Tbilisi’s Silk Road Forum: Caucasus Lean into Regional Connectivity
Date: Nov 7, 2023
Over 2,000 representatives from over 60 countries gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia, over Octob...
China’s Charm Offensive in Central Asia
by: Meray Ozat, Haley Nelson
Date: Nov 3, 2023
During China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum on October 17-18, Chinese President Xi...
Iranian Defense Minister Visits Tajikistan
by: Samantha Fanger
Date: Nov 2, 2023
While Iran embarks on a security offensive to the West, it is looking to enlarge its influ...
With Different Mediation Preferences, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks Hit Impediments
Date: Nov 2, 2023
With the reincorporation of Karabakh underway and hostilities in the region largely over, ...
Central Asia in Focus
by: Bruce Pannier
Date: Nov 1, 2023
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the eve...
Azerbaijan’s Changing Foreign Relations: The New View from Baku
Date: Nov 1, 2023
A delegation from the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) visited Baku October 23-27 to learn abou...
The Beginning of An End to the CIS?
by: Meray Ozat
Date: Oct 30, 2023
On October 13, in Russian President Putin’s first foreign trip since the International Cri...