How To Maximize The Middle Corridor
Caspian Policy Center·
Analysis and Reports
In-depth CPC analysis, policy briefs and reports on energy, security, connectivity and economics in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Caspian region.
THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOMENT: How Central Asia and the South Caucasus Are Rewiring Eurasia
This report is produced by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) ...
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
Armenia’s Defining Choice: Why This Election Matters Beyond the South Caucasus
Armenia’s June 7 election is not so much a contest between political parties as it is a referendum on the country's very identity
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
Analysis
Year in Review: Connectivity and Diplomacy
The Caspian region has had a remarkable year for international connectivity and diplomacy
Jack Halsey·
Report
Caspian Region 2025 Year in Review
This year has been a busy and eventful one for the Caspian Region, and by extension the Caspian Policy ...
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisEnvironment
Central Asia’s Future Melts Away: Water Down the Drain?
The accelerating environmental crisis in Central Asia has become impossible to ignore. Across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
ReportSouth Caucasus
Trans Caspian Trajectory: A New U.S. Strategy for Central Asia and Caucasus
Significant changes have transformed Central Asia and the Caucasus since Donald Trump last served
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
Report
2024 Caspian Policy Center Year in Review
The Caspian region is in a period of monumental change. From the build out of trans-Caspian connectivity ...
Caspian Policy Center·
CommentarySecurity
Caspian Region Foreign - Policy Priorities for The New Administration
Traditionally, U.S. foreign policy does not change radically when a new president enters the White House ...
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland·
CommentaryArmenia
Winning the Peace: Armenia and Azerbaijan
There is an indigenous and organic peace process underway again in the Caucasus. After decades of conflict and many failed ...
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
ReportCentral Asia
Afghanistan’s Rocky Road To Re-emergence: Central Asia’s Kabul-stoned Path South
Out of the headlines, Afghanistan is undergoing a silent crisis that is adding impetus
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
ReportMiddle Corridor
Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia
The word is out. The eight, energy-rich Caucasus and Central Asian countries are joining together along a newly invigorated Middle Corridor
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
CommentaryMiddle Corridor
Perspectives on CPC’s Trans-Caspian Forum Maximizing the Middle Corridor
The Caspian Policy Center’s 8th Annual Trans-Caspian Forum was important because it brought international attention
Dr. Marsha McGraw Olive, Dr. Eric Rudenshiold, Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland·
AnalysisEconomy
Russian Relokanty: Central Asia’s New Digital Nomads
Deportation of Tajik migrants in Russia following the concert hall terrorist attack is the latest migration
Dr. Marsha McGraw Olive·
The Caspian Region Did Not Wait for Opportunity in 2023 What Lies Ahead for 2024?
Perhaps the greatest indicator of change in 2023 was the accelerating speed of evolution in the Caucasus and Central Asia regions. This review
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
ReportCentral Asia
Reshaping Realities in the Caspian Region: 2023 in Review
In 2023, migration flows from Central Asia saw both continuity and the beginnings of a shift away from Russia as the traditional destination for migrant workers
Meray Ozat, Nicholas Castillo·
ReportCentral Asia
Profiles in Power: 2023 in Review
July of 2023 saw a snap election in Uzbekistan allowing for the re-election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Nicholas Castillo·
ReportCentral Asia
The Western Pursuit: 2023 in Review
On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, the C5+1 leaders, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart
Samantha Fanger·