CPC - Caspian Policy Center
Research
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Looking to the Caspian for Today’s and Future Energy Needs
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta
Date: Jul 27, 2022
A pipeline bringing one billion cubic meters (BCM) a year of natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria formally opened July 8 with a ceremony...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
The European Union-Azerbaijan Natural Gas MOU: Our CPC Senior Fellow Breaks it Down
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta
Date: Jul 22, 2022
The European Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Azerbaijan to increase Azerbaijan’s export of natural gas to Europe...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Ukraine Crisis: Central Asia’s Search for New Economic Partners
Author: Manya Mirzoyan
Date: Jul 7, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a sweeping wave of Western sanctions that have drastically affected Russia and the five Central Asian...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Vice President Harris Emphasizes Water Security: Central Asia is a Contender for Partnership
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Jul 4, 2022
On June 1, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized water security as an essential foreign policy priority...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Central Asian Countries Left with the Burden of Keeping Afghanistan’s Lights On
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Jun 23, 2022
Afghanistan is unable to pay its electricity bill to its northern neighbors and both Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are beginning to feel the pinch....
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Agriculture: A New Way for the UK and Central Asian Countries to Partner Amidst Ukraine Crisis
Author: Josephine Freund
Date: May 17, 2022
Amidst Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the UK’s agricultural sector will be left at a crossroads in 2022. Russia and the United Kingdom...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Georgia’s Agricultural Sector Feels the Pinch of Russia’s Foreign Policy
Author: Devon Sealander
Date: May 11, 2022
In the initial days of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Georgian government’s refusal to implement bilateral sanctions against Russia sparked controversy...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor for Energy Security at the U.S. Department of State
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: May 11, 2022
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Tracking Trans Continental Connections: China Inaugurates a New Transcontinental Freight Train Route Through the Caspian Region
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Apr 28, 2022
China inaugurated a new freight train route April 15 expanding its railroad connections with Europe...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Work with Russia’s Neighbors to Make Sure Sanctions Bite Hard
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta
Date: Apr 27, 2022
Imposing sanctions to punish institutions and individuals connected with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is just the first step. Working to ensure effect...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Europe’s Breadbasket No More: The Effects of Putin’s Invasion on Caspian Food Security
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Allan Mustard
Date: Apr 26, 2022
Food security underpins political stability in much of the world. Both availability (or lack thereof) and cost of food are factors in unrest, from the...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Economic Exposure: World Bank Report Outlines Challenges for the Caspian Region
Author: Sam Harshbarger
Date: Apr 25, 2022
Along with increased global economic uncertainty, a upswing in oil prices, and fears of increased food insecurity in many countries around the world...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Going for Gold: Kyrgyzstan Reaches an Agreement Ending Dispute with Canadian Mining Company
Author: Aru Atibekova
Date: Apr 22, 2022
On April 4, Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov announced that the government reached an agreement with Canada-based company Centerra Gold, ending a ...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Finding the Line: Central Asia Welcomes Russian Businesses, but Fears Sanction Violations
Author: Devon Sealander
Date: Apr 13, 2022
Economic sanctions against Russia have hit at all levels of the country’s economy, prompting an exodus of Western businesses with the flexibility...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Russian Energy Games in Central Asia: The Caspian Pipeline Consortium Shutdown
Author: Dr. Ruchan Kaya
Date: Apr 13, 2022
Following reported storm damage at the Novorossiysk terminal in Russia on March 23, Kazakhstan’s oil exports to the world markets have come under scru...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Uzbekistan Flags Privatization and Other Economic Reforms to Woo Foreign Investors
Author: Aru Atibekova
Date: Apr 8, 2022
Uzbekistan’s first International Investment Forum took place in Tashkent on March 24-26, 2022, drawing over 2,000 major investors and high-ranking bus...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Russia’s Economic Fallout Hits Central Asian Remittances
Author: Devon Sealander
Date: Apr 1, 2022
The decline of Russia’s economy and the drop in the value of the ruble has negatively affected a critical pillar of Central Asian economies: worker r...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
A Bitter Blow: Russia Halts It's Sugar and Grain Exports to the Eurasian Economic Union
Author: Aru Atibekova
Date: Mar 24, 2022
On March 10, the Russian government announced a ban on grain and sugar exports to Eurasian Economic...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
With War in Europe, Georgia Looks to the EU
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Mar 21, 2022
On March 3, Georgia officially applied for membership in the European Union. The chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream Party Irakli Kobakhdize, said, ...
Energy and Economy Program (EEP)
Europe looks to Azerbaijan Amid Push to Diversify Energy Sources
Author: Devon Sealander
Date: Feb 17, 2022
On January 4 the eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council took place in Baku, attended by representatives from the EU ...