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Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev
07/11/2025
Turkmenistan, traditionally one of Central Asia’s more insular states, could be ...
Azerbaijan hosts the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
07/10/2025
On July 4, the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ......
Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?
07/09/2025
Following through on Uzbekistani officials’ earlier promises to sign a preferent...
From Quotas to Consequences: Assessing the Economic Impact of OPEC+ Policies on Kazakhstan
05/08/2025
Tensions between OPEC+ and Kazakhstan have been mounting, as oil prices...
22 Days from Japan to Europe: East Asia's Middle Corridor Milestone
03/27/2025
The Middle Corridor is no longer just an alternative trade ......
How does Uzbekistan Develop Transport Links with the South Caucasus?
03/21/2025
The South Caucasus has high transit potential to link China and Europe, making i...
Slow growth predicted, but Caspian region remains dynamic
02/18/2025
In its newly released Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank predicts ...
Obituary: U. S. Agency For International Development
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
02/15/2025
That the current presidential administration in Washington is taking steps world...
What Ending U.S. Assistance Means for the Caucasus and Central Asia
Nigel Li, Joshua Bernard-Pearl, Nicholas Castillo
02/10/2025
With the current U.S. administration shuttering the United States Agency for Int...
Digitizing Customs: How eTIR is Transforming the Middle Corridor
02/05/2025
Across the Trans-Caspian region there is an apparent need for a universal framew...
An FTA Between India and the EAEU?
02/04/2025
Some policymakers are beginning to speak optimistically about India signing a fr...
The Ankara Declaration: Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye Reaffirm Ties
02/03/2025
The Turkic vector of regional politics in Central Asia and the South Caucasus re...
Is the time ripe? Jackson-Vanik Repeal Faces Congressional Hurdles
01/27/2025
As U.S. policymakers seek to strengthen ties with the resource-rich nations of C...
New Years Addresses: The Caspian Region in 2025
01/03/2025
In much of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, New Year’s Eve remains the central holida...
C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia
11/20/2024
The five Central Asian countries will not be at the top of President-elect Donal...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China Announce New Cargo Terminal in Baku
11/15/2024
Increased attention to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also kno...
Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia. A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ron MacLaren
11/13/2024
In 2014, I was heavily involved in the U.S. Military's Northern Distribution Net...
OTS Builds on Organizational Momentum
11/08/2024
Continuing its steady growth trajectory, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)...
On the Prospects of the Zangezur Corridor for Central Asia
11/07/2024
Following the end of the Second Karabakh War in 2020, Azerbaijan began restoring...
Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy
10/15/2024
Russia has long sought influence through the sizable role it plays in global ene...