CPC - Caspian Policy Center

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China, Russia, and Great Power Politics in Afghanistan and Central Asia

China, Russia, and Great Power Politics in Afghanistan and Central Asia

The Central Asian and the Caspian regions are the centers of gravity for China, ...

India and The Greater Caspian Region

India and The Greater Caspian Region

Vinay Kaura

01/11/2024

The Caspian region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, is a geopolitically interdepe...

Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Turkish Perspective

Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Turkish Perspective

This article is a guest contribution from a conference in July 2023, that the CP...

Turkmenistan: Land of Stability and Business Opportunities

Turkmenistan: Land of Stability and Business Opportunities

Turkmenistan has a UN-backed Neutrality status and offers macroeconomic stabilit...

Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Georgian Perspective

Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Georgian Perspective

Victor Kipiani

01/08/2024

These currents of polycrisis – the war in Ukraine, post-pandemic aftershocks, an...

Merging the Ecological and Trade Challenges of the Caspian

Merging the Ecological and Trade Challenges of the Caspian

A looming shortage of potable water driven by rising global temperatures and poo...

Strategic Connectivity: The U.S./China Competition in the Caspian Region

Strategic Connectivity: The U.S./China Competition in the Caspian Region

The concept of strategic connectivity has become increasingly important in shapi...

A SUMMIT FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

A SUMMIT FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

On September 19, history will be made.  US President Joseph R. Biden will host t...

Caspian Connectivity and the Ukraine Conflict: An Outlook for 2023

Caspian Connectivity and the Ukraine Conflict: An Outlook for 2023

As the war in Ukraine enters its second year and shows no signs of ending anytim...

Sourcing Rare Earth Minerals In Central Asia

Sourcing Rare Earth Minerals In Central Asia

The availability and sourcing of rare earths are high-profile concerns for gover...

Guest Contributor: Aggrieved Russia is Endangering the World

Guest Contributor: Aggrieved Russia is Endangering the World

Almas Chukin

03/02/2022

What we see today in Ukraine, from a historical point of view, are the last conv...

Georgia’s Hydropower Dilemma

Georgia’s Hydropower Dilemma

Despite nation-wide protests against proposed large hydropower projects over the...

The Silent Threat of Falling Caspian Sea Levels

The Silent Threat of Falling Caspian Sea Levels

The water level of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is...