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C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

The five Central Asian countries will not be at the top of President-elect Donal...

Headlines from the Caspian: November 18, 2024

Headlines from the Caspian: November 18, 2024

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Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China Announce New Cargo Terminal in Baku

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China Announce New Cargo Terminal in Baku

Toghrul Ali

11/15/2024

Increased attention to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also kno...

Caspian Green Energy Corridor Moves Forward

Caspian Green Energy Corridor Moves Forward

With COP 29 underway, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan h...

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia.  A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia. A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

In 2014, I was heavily involved in the U.S. Military's Northern Distribution Net...

Headlines from the Caspian: November 13, 2024

Headlines from the Caspian: November 13, 2024

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Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Journalists Take Fight for Accreditation to Court

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Journalists Take Fight for Accreditation to Court

Bruce Pannier

11/09/2024

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OTS Builds on Organizational Momentum

OTS Builds on Organizational Momentum

Continuing its steady growth trajectory, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)...

On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia

On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia

Following the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, Azerbaijan began restoring...

Headlines from the Caspian: November 5, 2024

Headlines from the Caspian: November 5, 2024

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Winning the Peace:  Armenia and Azerbaijan

Winning the Peace: Armenia and Azerbaijan

There is an indigenous and organic peace process underway again in the Caucasus....

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Snub Russian Organizations

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Snub Russian Organizations

Bruce Pannier

10/23/2024

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Russian, Uzbek, and Kazakh Officials Face Mounting Regional Tensions

Russian, Uzbek, and Kazakh Officials Face Mounting Regional Tensions

In another instance of Moscow barring goods from neighboring countries, Russia’s...

Headlines from the Caspian: October 21, 2024

Headlines from the Caspian: October 21, 2024

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Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan’s Referendum on Nuclear Power

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan’s Referendum on Nuclear Power

Bruce Pannier

10/16/2024

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Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Russia has long sought influence through the sizable role it plays in global ene...