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Connectivity Between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Takes Flight

Connectivity Between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Takes Flight

Julia Mohr

06/26/2026

Expanding flight service between two countries is often a bellwether of increasi...

Wiring Peace: How the Armenia–Azerbaijan Internet Deal Advances a Digital Silk Road

Wiring Peace: How the Armenia–Azerbaijan Internet Deal Advances a Digital Silk Road

Lilly Horrigan

06/26/2026

In a notable demonstration of cooperation in the South Caucasus, Telecom Armenia...

AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

Lilly Horrigan

06/24/2026

In Astana, the Government of Kazakhstan signed an agreement with San Francisco-b...

Armenia’s Defining Choice:   Why This Election Matters Beyond the South Caucasus

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 ...

The Baku Energy Pivot: Why Azerbaijan Matters More Than Ever to Europe and the United States

The Baku Energy Pivot: Why Azerbaijan Matters More Than Ever to Europe and the United States

Record high-level engagement on the main stage and sidelines of Azerbaijan’s pre...

Security of the Middle Corridor

Security of the Middle Corridor

Luke Coffey

05/13/2026

The war in Iran has had many geopolitical consequences. This is particularly tru...

Turkmenistan’s WTO Journey and Lessons from the Region

Turkmenistan’s WTO Journey and Lessons from the Region

Turkmenistan's officials recently announced increased preparations for WTO membe...

Beyond the Silk Road:    How Central Asia Is Reinventing Itself for the Tik Tok Generation of Travelers

Beyond the Silk Road: How Central Asia Is Reinventing Itself for the Tik Tok Generation of Travelers

Lilly Horrigan

04/22/2026

In recent years, the mountains and lakes of Central Asia have become a familiar ...

2026 Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan: Reform, Continuity, and Executive Power

2026 Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan: Reform, Continuity, and Executive Power

The year, 2026, is shaping up to be a landmark year in Kazakhstan's political ev...

Baku Dialogues: Policy Perspectives on the Silk Road Region

Baku Dialogues: Policy Perspectives on the Silk Road Region

Over the past four years or so, what has been unfolding in Central Asia and the ...

Transparent and Reliable: How a Strong Foundation Brought Japan Success in Central Asia’s Minerals Sector

Transparent and Reliable: How a Strong Foundation Brought Japan Success in Central Asia’s Minerals Sector

Kurtis Yan

03/13/2026

Rounding out an eventful year of diplomacy for Central Asia, the presidents of t...

Tehran trying to sabotage Trump’s Caspian region peace plan

Tehran trying to sabotage Trump’s Caspian region peace plan

Efgan Nifti

03/10/2026

Recent Iranian strikes an attempt to sabotage a rare opportunity...

Data, Deterrence, Dependence: Armenia’s AI Ambitions and America’s Strategic Calculus

Data, Deterrence, Dependence: Armenia’s AI Ambitions and America’s Strategic Calculus

Zachary Weiss

03/07/2026

Armenia and San Francisco-based tech company, Firebird.ai, are planning to const...

Securing the Caspian: The Quiet Strategic Shift Behind America’s Caucasus Diplomacy

Securing the Caspian: The Quiet Strategic Shift Behind America’s Caucasus Diplomacy

Luke Coffey

03/06/2026

With Vice President J.D. Vance’s recent visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan...

Cutting Friction, Not Just Distance:  The Almaty Bypass and the Race to Make the Middle Corridor Competitive

Cutting Friction, Not Just Distance: The Almaty Bypass and the Race to Make the Middle Corridor Competitive

Lilly Horrigan

02/04/2026

Recent funding for the construction of the Almaty Bypass Railway is set to accel...

Armenia and Azerbaijan Implement Peace: Next steps in Constructing the TRIPP

Armenia and Azerbaijan Implement Peace: Next steps in Constructing the TRIPP

Arguably one of the most consequential elements of the Trilateral (Armenia, Azer...

The TRIPP Corridor after Washington:
Next Steps for Getting Down to Business

The TRIPP Corridor after Washington:
Next Steps for Getting Down to Business

A new agreement between Washington and Yerevan marks a key next step for develop...