Europe - Caspian Briefing, July 29, 2026
July 29, 2026
Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration
July 28, 2026
Headlines from the Caspian: July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026
Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform
July 27, 2026
Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains
July 23, 2026
Latest Posts
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
The New Front in Critical Minerals: Kazakhstan and South Korea
As global competition for critical minerals increases, Kazakhstan has been promoting its rare earths...
Author: Aigerim Orynbassar
Date: 07/17/2026
Uzbekistan Looks West: Georgia Emerges as a Critical Gateway to Europe
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s July 2-3 state visit to Tbilisi...
Author: Zohra Movsumova
Date: 07/17/2026
No More Fuel for the Fire? What the Russian Fuel Crisis Means for the Caspian Region
Despite its vast energy wealth, Russia is now facing a growing fuel crisis of its own making...
Author: Julia Mohr, Lilly Horrigan
Date: 07/16/2026
The Organization of Turkic States as a Platform for Cooperation, Not Confrontation
Western analysts have portrayed the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) as an emerging security coordination platform...
Author: Erin Malloy
Date: 07/16/2026
The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach
Few would have imagined a day when soccer fans in traditional Uzbek armor would take to the streets...
Author: Kurtis Yan
Date: 07/15/2026
DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline
The United States appears to be serious about increasing significant and strategic investments in Central Asia...
Author: Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer
Date: 07/14/2026
Headlines from the Caspian: July 13, 2026
The World Bank has approved a $75 million grant to assist Tajikistan...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/13/2026
From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation
The recent land exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is more than the transfer of two border villages...
Author: Aigerim Orynbassar
Date: 07/09/2026
Next Step: Tokayev’s Visit to Brussels Strengthens EU-Kazakhstan Relations
Kazakhstan, and Central Asia as a whole, is a natural global gateway....
Author: Kurtis Yan
Date: 07/09/2026
A Hotter Future: El Niño and the Acceleration of Central Asia’s Climate Crisis
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the start of an El Niño event on June 11...
Author: Liam Gibson
Date: 07/07/2026
The EU is Invested in the Middle Corridor
The increasing importance of the Middle Corridor was once again affirmed during the European Union’s June 2026 summit...
Author: Julia Mohr
Date: 07/07/2026
Headlines from the Caspian: July 6, 2026
Ursula von der Leyen emphasized Azerbaijan’s role as a reliable energy partner to the European Union...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/06/2026
Caspian Policy Centre Hosts 4th London Caspian Connectivity Conference
London, UK, June 30, 2026 — At a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, the economies of the Caspian region ......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/03/2026
Turkmen President’s Visit Signals Deeper Regional Cooperation with Azerbaijan
Nothing expresses friendship better than the gift of an oil tanker, as demonstrated on Turkmenistan’s state ......
Author: Liam Gibson
Date: 07/02/2026
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Reports and Analysis
Commentary
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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