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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 ...
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Trending Headlines from the Caspian: October 11, 2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Oct 13, 2021
Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) included Kyrgyzstan in the list of beneficiary countries of the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Tr...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Standoff at the Border: Background and U.S. Policy Options for the Tension at the Azerbaijan-Iran Border
Author: Karolina Powers, Daniel Lehmann, Major General U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael S. Repass
Date: Oct 8, 2021
Tension between Azerbaijan and Iran have reached new heights in recent days. Tit-for-tat military exercises along the Azerbaijan-Iranian border and in...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Unlike Its Neighbors, Tajikistan Refuses to Engage with the Taliban and Bolsters Security
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 5, 2021
In Central Asia, Tajikistan stands apart as the only government in direct opposition to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan....
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Strengthened Security Cooperation Among SCO Members Could Affect U.S. Economic Policy in Afghanistan
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Sep 29, 2021
The topic of Afghanistan dominated discussions at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on September 17 in Dushanbe...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Writing a New Future: Kazakhstan’s Language Reforms
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 24, 2021
When countries become independent, they often establish the language of the majority ethnic group as the lingua franca in an effort to...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Direction During Uncertain Times: A New Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is Sworn In
Author: Daniel Lehmann
Date: Sep 24, 2021
On September 15, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland swore in Ambassador Donald Lu as the...
weekly media highlights
Trending Headlines from the Caspian: September 9-20,2021
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Sep 21, 2021
Energy and Economy Georgian Central Bank Leaves Monetary Policy Rate Unchanged at 10% The Georgian central bank is leaving the......
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Crisis in Afghanistan Gives New Purpose to CSTO
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 16, 2021
Over 1,000 soldiers participated in the Rubezh-2021 joint military exercises of the Collective Forces of Rapid Development of the Central Asian region...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Rise of Taliban Means Afghanistan Could Once Again Become Hotbed for Extremism
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 16, 2021
At least 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist attack carried out at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International...
Articles
Memoir: 9/11 Shifted the World In Central Asia, Diplomatic Frenzy Ensued
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Sep 13, 2021
This story was originally published on September 10, 2021 by Eurasianet. Before instantaneous breaking news on the internet, each office...