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THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOMENT: How Central Asia and the South Caucasus Are Rewiring Eurasia

THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOMENT: How Central Asia and the South Caucasus Are Rewiring Eurasia

This report is produced by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) ......

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...

Armenia after Moscow:  Rubio’s Visit and Armenia’s Accelerating Turn West

Armenia after Moscow:  Rubio’s Visit and Armenia’s Accelerating Turn West

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s short trip to Yerevan on Tuesday, May 26...

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...

Decoupling: Moving Central Asia’s Critical Minerals West

Decoupling: Moving Central Asia’s Critical Minerals West

Diversifying critical minerals supply chains away from China is a strategic impe...

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...

Iran, Azerbaijan, and the Geopolitics of Escalation in the South Caucasus

Iran, Azerbaijan, and the Geopolitics of Escalation in the South Caucasus

As the conflict between the United States-Israel coalition and Iran continues to...

A First for the Vice Presidency: J.D. Vance’s Landmark Visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan

A First for the Vice Presidency: J.D. Vance’s Landmark Visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s February 9-11 visit to the South Caucasus repre...

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...

C5+1=C6: In the Words of the Presidents

C5+1=C6: In the Words of the Presidents

The Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia took plac...

Hopes and Hurdles: Takeaways from the OTS Summit in Gabala

Hopes and Hurdles: Takeaways from the OTS Summit in Gabala

Once again, Türk dünyası demonstrated its growing geopolitical significance. Thi...

Beijing’s SCO Investment Pledge: A Drop in the Bucket

Beijing’s SCO Investment Pledge: A Drop in the Bucket

It was all smiles in Tianjin when President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian and ...

Foreign Investments and the Middle Corridor: Assessing the Caspian Region’s Landscape

Foreign Investments and the Middle Corridor: Assessing the Caspian Region’s Landscape

Discussions about the Middle Corridor in the context of Central Asian affairs .....

Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev

Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev

Turkmenistan, traditionally one of Central Asia’s more insular states, could be ...

From Silk Road to Steel Rails:  How the Almaty Bypass Reinforces the Middle Corridor’s Strategic Promise

From Silk Road to Steel Rails: How the Almaty Bypass Reinforces the Middle Corridor’s Strategic Promise

With increased attention to the development of the Middle Corridor, infrastructu...