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Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Toghrul Ali

08/21/2024

Central Asian leaders’ commitment to increased regional collaboration and integr...

COP29: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS

COP29: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS

James Sharp

08/15/2024

The announcement on August 3 that there were 100 days to go until COP29 …...

Russia’s Premature Withdrawal, Withered Force

Russia’s Premature Withdrawal, Withered Force

On April 16, footage showing the alleged withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from...

COP29: the Caspian Region takes the Stage at the World’s Climate Summit

COP29: the Caspian Region takes the Stage at the World’s Climate Summit

David Moran

04/16/2024

This November in Baku, the Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency and the rest of South Cau...

Azerbaijan Strengthens Commitment to Double Gas Exports to Europe

Azerbaijan Strengthens Commitment to Double Gas Exports to Europe

Toghrul Ali

03/08/2024

Doubling gas exports from Azerbaijan to the European Union (EU) has been a prima...

European and International Financial Institutions to Invest $10 Billion in the Middle Corridor

European and International Financial Institutions to Invest $10 Billion in the Middle Corridor

Toghrul Ali

02/01/2024

The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity co...

The Middle Corridor Is Opening

The Middle Corridor Is Opening

Bruce Pannier

01/22/2024

On January 11, a train from Xian, China, arrived in Azerbaijan, having made an a...

Azerbaijan’s 2024 Chairmanship of GUAM: Opportunity for Greater Regional Cohesion

Azerbaijan’s 2024 Chairmanship of GUAM: Opportunity for Greater Regional Cohesion

As Ukraine passes the baton of chairmanship of GUAM to Azerbaijan for 2024, this...

Armenia and Azerbaijan are Committed to Peace, Yes, But…

Armenia and Azerbaijan are Committed to Peace, Yes, But…

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev h...

Signs Point to an Azerbaijan-Armenia Normalization Deal

Signs Point to an Azerbaijan-Armenia Normalization Deal

The new year appears to be bringing in a new peace deal for Azerbaijan and Armen...

The Middle Corridor Infrastructure Deals and Developments: 2023 in Review

The Middle Corridor Infrastructure Deals and Developments: 2023 in Review

Haley Nelson

12/21/2023

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Middle Corridor transit route seemed fa...

With Different Mediation Preferences, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks Hit Impediments

With Different Mediation Preferences, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks Hit Impediments

With the reincorporation of Karabakh underway and hostilities in the region larg...

Azerbaijan’s Changing Foreign Relations: The New View from Baku

Azerbaijan’s Changing Foreign Relations: The New View from Baku

A delegation from the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) visited Baku October 23-27 to ...

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan Hold Military Drills without Russia: Khazri-2023

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan Hold Military Drills without Russia: Khazri-2023

Meray Ozat

10/17/2023

Despite Russia’s recent efforts to retain its influence in the Eurasian heartlan...

Baku Launches Next Step Talks with Karabakhi Armenians

Baku Launches Next Step Talks with Karabakhi Armenians

Since Azerbaijan retook territory lost during the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in ...

Developments in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Road to Stability

Developments in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Road to Stability

While tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region remain high, this past week, Azerb...

Blinken, Aliyev Discuss Observer Mission to Karabakh as U.S. Steps up Engagement

Blinken, Aliyev Discuss Observer Mission to Karabakh as U.S. Steps up Engagement

On September 26, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke over the...

Azerbaijan’s Presidential Aide Visits Israel and Emphasizes Strong Shared Bond

Azerbaijan’s Presidential Aide Visits Israel and Emphasizes Strong Shared Bond

Azerbaijani-Israeli relations are reaching new heights as the Assistant to the P...

Absheron Gas Field Inauguration Signifies New Energy Partnerships in the Caspian Region

Absheron Gas Field Inauguration Signifies New Energy Partnerships in the Caspian Region

On August 31, an inauguration ceremony for the Absheron gas and condensate field...