Tajikistan’s Water Paradox: Can New Money Fix an Old Constraint?
August 12, 2026
Europe - Caspian Briefing, Aug 11, 2026
August 11, 2026
Putin’s Vanishing Empire
August 7, 2026
Commentary: The Middle Corridor: A Work in Progress
August 7, 2026
Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?
August 6, 2026
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Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance
The greatest threat posed by Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal might not be the amount of water...
Author: Ana Maria Kvatashidze
Date: 08/14/2026
From Dialogue to Delivery: The Cholpon-Ata Summit and Next Steps for Trans-Caspian Cooperation
The recent C6 Summit in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, marked another milestone in the evolution of regional cooperation...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/13/2026
Tajikistan’s Water Paradox: Can New Money Fix an Old Constraint?
Tajikistan is both water-rich and power-poor, and a wave of international financing arriving this summer...
Author: Zohra Movsumova, Liam Gibson
Date: 08/12/2026
Europe - Caspian Briefing, Aug 11, 2026
Dredging works officially started at Anaklia Deep Sea Port on 2 August...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/11/2026
Putin’s Vanishing Empire
For more than three decades, Russia has insisted that the former Soviet republics...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/07/2026
Commentary: The Middle Corridor: A Work in Progress
President Xi Jinping first introduced the concept of what now includes the Middle Corridor...
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: 08/07/2026
Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?
Constitutional reforms are rarely viewed as instruments of economic policy...
Author: Aigerim Orynbassar
Date: 08/06/2026
Rosatom Might no Longer be the Reliable Energy Partner it Once Was in Central Asia
Author: Kurtis Yan
Date: 08/05/2026
A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia
As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement...
Author: Liam Gibson
Date: 08/04/2026
Headlines from the Caspian: August 3, 2026
Tengizchevroil oil exports will continue through the Batumi Port in Georgia...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/03/2026
Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market
Uzbekistan is entering a new stage of financial reform...
Author: Ana Maria Kvatashidze
Date: 07/31/2026
Can the Middle Corridor Outrun Climate Change? The Caspian Sea’s Challenge to Eurasian Connectivity
Discussions of the Middle Corridor often focus on geopolitics, infrastructure investment...
Author: Aigerim Orynbassar
Date: 07/31/2026
Baku and Berlin: The Partnership Beyond the Pipeline
Germany and Azerbaijan are building a new relationship that goes beyond critical energy trade...
Author: Zohra Movsumova
Date: 07/30/2026
Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry
Kazakhstan resumed exporting crude oil on July 27 after a week-long suspension of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)...
Author: Erin Malloy
Date: 07/30/2026
Caspian Sea Security
With the growing importance of the Middle Corridor, especially as geopolitical tensions mount with...
Author: Luke Coffey
Date: 07/29/2026
Live Map of Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Refineries and Depots: Ukrainian Drone War Strikes Russia, the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Since August 2025, Ukrainian forces have steadily been increasing the pressure on the lives of everyday...
Author: Jack Halsey, Joshua Bernard-Pearl, Nigel Li
Date: 07/29/2026
Europe - Caspian Briefing, July 29, 2026
Welcome to the first edition of the Europe - Caspian Briefing, a new bi-weekly publication from the Caspian...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/29/2026
Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration
As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pursuing increasingly ......
Author: Aigerim Orynbassar
Date: 07/28/2026
Headlines from the Caspian: July 27, 2026
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/27/2026
Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform
Tashkent hosted its fifth annual Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF)...
Author: Zohra Movsumova
Date: 07/27/2026
Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains
The United States faces a significant strategic challenge in securing access to rare earth elements and critical minerals...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/23/2026
Georgia's Anaklia Shift: China’s out. Who Steps In Next?
Georgia has officially abandoned the joint-investment model for the construction of its Anaklia Deepwater Port ......
Author: Ana Maria Kvatashidze
Date: 07/23/2026
Pashinyan and Mishustin Meet as Russian-Armenian Trade Slides
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first trip since reelection to Russia on July 6...
Author: Erin Malloy
Date: 07/21/2026
Headlines from the Caspian: July 20, 2026
The Russian state-owned enterprise that oversees the country’s nuclear energy sector is set to slash its investment program...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/20/2026
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Security of the Middle Corridor
The war in Iran has had many geopolitical consequences. This is particularly true in the Middle East...
Author: Luke Coffey
Date: 05/13/2026
How is Uzbekistan Shaping a New Reality in the Geopolitics of Transport Corridors in Central Asia?
In a recent move to diversify foreign trade flows, Uzbekistan is rapidly expanding freight transport ......
Author: Nargiza Umarova
Date: 04/03/2026
Data, Deterrence, Dependence: Armenia’s AI Ambitions and America’s Strategic Calculus
Armenia and San Francisco-based tech company, Firebird.ai, are planning to construct the first artificial intelligence data center in the South Caucas...
Author: Zachary Weiss
Date: 03/07/2026
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