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Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It

Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It

Nigel Li

08/26/2025

Countries around the world are searching for ways to use artificial intelligence...

Headlines from the Caspian: August 25, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: August 25, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors

A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors

In a startling reversal that favors large energy companies, an appellate court r...

Stability Brings Profits: How the Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Deal Could Transform the Region’s Economy

Stability Brings Profits: How the Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Deal Could Transform the Region’s Economy

Creating a historic shift in regional dynamics, the peace deal between Armenia a...

A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub

A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub

Nigel Li

08/20/2025

In an era marked by increasing global skepticism toward international institutio...

Headlines from the Caspian: August 18, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: August 18, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

A Landmark Step Toward Peace in the Caucasus, but the Journey Isn’t Over

A Landmark Step Toward Peace in the Caucasus, but the Journey Isn’t Over

With great fanfare, the long-frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan took...

The Caspian Day – Dropping Caspian Sea Levels and Disappearing Caspian Seals

The Caspian Day – Dropping Caspian Sea Levels and Disappearing Caspian Seals

August 12 – The Caspian Day was established in 2006 by the leaders of Azerbaijan...

Headlines from the Caspian: August 12, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: August 12, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

First Readout of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Summit

First Readout of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Summit

Here are the main takeaways from the trilateral peace summit between Armenia and...

Why Russia Bombed an Azerbaijani Oil Depot the Day Baku Made Peace with Armenia

Why Russia Bombed an Azerbaijani Oil Depot the Day Baku Made Peace with Armenia

Russian armed forces launched a missile strike targeting an oil depot operated b...

Headlines from the Caspian: August 4, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: August 4, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

Code of the Steppe: Tajikistan’s Push to Shape AI in Central Asia

Code of the Steppe: Tajikistan’s Push to Shape AI in Central Asia

As Central Asia looks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lead its digital transi...

Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase

Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase

The President of Azerbaijan hosted the former President of Turkmenistan for a hi...

How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?

How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?

Azerbaijan is strengthening its transport diplomacy and investing in sustainable...

Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

Headlines from the Caspian: July 21, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: July 21, 2025

On July 17, foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan met in Ka...

Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia

Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia

Speaking in early July, the Taliban-installed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan ...