CPC - Caspian Policy Center
Research
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
COP26: An Opportunity for A Healthier Caspian
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 25, 2021
The COP26 Summit, which took place October 31-November 12, highlighted how Central Asia needs to come to terms with the environmental challenges...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian, November: 22, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 23, 2021
Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed to discuss cooperation on the possible gas transit from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan via Iran, development of oil and ga...
Press Releases
CPC and NESA Center Host Inaugural Caspian Security Conference to Discuss the Impacts of the Taliban Resurgence on Afghanistan and Caspian Region
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 19, 2021
Experts from academia, think tanks, and government discussed the security, economic, political, and cultural impacts of the Taliban takeover in both A...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian, November: 15, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 15, 2021
The Uzbek delegation headed by Foreign Minister Adbulaziz Kamilov will meet with European Union counterparts in Brussels on November 16 for the meetin...
Caspian Conversations
The Caspian in Context
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 9, 2021
The Caspian Policy Center’s Senior Fellow, Ambassador (ret.) Susan Elliott breaks down the history and relations between the Taliban and Tajikistan’s ...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian, November: 8, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 8, 2021
So far this year, approximately 1.6 million Tajik citizens, or around one-quarter of Tajikistan’s working-age population, have entered Russia to work....
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
China Advances Security Apparatus in Tajikistan in the Aftermath of the Taliban Takeover
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Nov 5, 2021
China received approval from Tajikistan to construct a counterterrorism base near its southern border with Afghanistan. The decision comes amidst grow...
Policy Briefs
The Silent Threat of Falling Caspian Sea Levels
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Allan Mustard, Aizhan Abilgazina, Akbota Karibayeva
Date: Nov 4, 2021
The water level of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is falling dramatically, and this is likely to intensify in the coming y...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian, November: 2, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Nov 3, 2021
As winter approaches in Central Asia, food and energy shortages are causing concern for Central Asian governments. A drought this past year has caused...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
The Current State of NATO: Why the U.S. Defense Secretary Went to Visit Georgia
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Oct 28, 2021
During U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Georgia on October 18, he met with Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze and Prim...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Testing the Taliban: Aid Distribution as a Critical Task
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 26, 2021
Uzbekistan will play a prominent role once again in Afghanistan as a conduit for much-needed UN aid to the country. Due to a looming humanitarian cris...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Azerbaijan Furthers Regional Telecommunications Initiative
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Oct 26, 2021
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan furthered their commitment to bolster the Digital Silk Road project at the CIS GCCM (Global Carrier Community Meeting) 2021...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian October: 25, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Oct 25, 2021
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
High Flying Hopes of Regional Connectivity
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 25, 2021
Azerbaijan has carried out its first flight in seven years across Armenian airspace. This flight was conducted by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) on Octobe...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
China’s Coal Shortage Grants Kazakhstan Unique Opportunity
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Oct 25, 2021
China’s coal consumption increased in 2021 despite assertions from Beijing that it would boost green energy production and advance decarbonization...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Afghanistan Struggles to Pay Electricity Bill with Taliban in Charge
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Oct 22, 2021
The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan foreshadows a dark winter for millions of Afghans who rely on electricity imports from neighboring Centra...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
The 2021 German Election Could Change the Country’s Approach to the South Caucasus and Caspian
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Oct 22, 2021
On September 26, Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) claimed victory in the election with 25.7 percent of the vote, closely followed...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian October: 18, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Oct 18, 2021
Azerbaijan and Turkey have reached an agreement on Azerbaijan providing Turkey additional gas. This is due to Turkey’s desire to avoid an energy crisi...
Articles
Memoir | In vodka veritas: Diplomacy in Central Asia
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Oct 15, 2021
Much diplomatic work gets done – and information gathered – in social settings, especially when some alcohol is involved...
Press Releases
Caspian Policy Center Holds Discussion on Japan and South Korea’s Economic Engagement in the Caspian Region
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Oct 15, 2021
Experts discussed the growing ties between the Caspian region and Japan and South Korea, and what strategies can be implemented to encourage fruitful ...