Sourcing Rare Earth Minerals In Central Asia

Author: Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ron MacLaren, Dante Schulz, Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta

Date: Jun 15, 2022

The availability and sourcing of rare earths are high-profile concerns for governments and corporations in the U.S., western Europe...

Policy Briefs, Security and Politics Program (SPP)

Now is The Time to increase U.S. Security Engagement in The Caspian

Author: Lieutenant General (Ret.) D. Roger, Jr., Major General U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael S. Repass

Date: Jun 14, 2022

The time has arrived for the West to make significant and enduring changes to the security and economic arrangements in the South...

Policy Briefs, Security and Politics Program (SPP)

Land-Locked Naval Defense Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea

Author: Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ron MacLaren, Justin Rich, Major General U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael S. Repass

Date: May 12, 2022

The Caspian Sea, a body of water disconnected from the world’s oceans, has become the center of growing economic trade and naval militarization...

Policy Briefs

Georgia’s Hydropower Dilemma

Author: Tamta Gegechkori, Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta

Date: Mar 2, 2022

Despite nation-wide protests against proposed large hydropower projects over the past decade, the Government of Georgia remains focused on rapidly dev...

Policy Briefs

The Silent Threat of Falling Caspian Sea Levels

Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Allan Mustard, Aizhan Abilgazina, Akbota Karibayeva

Date: Nov 4, 2021

The water level of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is falling dramatically, and this is likely to intensify in the coming y...