CPC - Caspian Policy Center
Research
C5+1 in the New Year
01/08/2025
After becoming a fixture of Central Asian diplomacy in recent years, the C5+1 di...
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...
International Investigation into Russian Involvement: Tensions Loom as Missile Strike Eyed in Azerbaijan Airlines Crash
12/27/2024
The December 25 crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 resulted in 38 fatal...
Caspian Region Foreign - Policy Priorities for The New Administration
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
12/21/2024
Traditionally, U.S. foreign policy does not change radically when a new presiden...
Georgia's Euromaidan?
12/06/2024
For those who remember Ukraine in 2014, the scenes of mass protest in Georgia ma...
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...
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...
America’s Future In Central Asia: Comparing The Approaches Of Potential Presidential Administrations
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
10/28/2024
The International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC, www.iticnet.org ), based in W...
Winning the Peace: Armenia and Azerbaijan
10/28/2024
There is an indigenous and organic peace process underway again in the Caucasus....
New Security Trends in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Sales of Russian Arms Decline
08/27/2024
Trade in arms has been a pivotal factor shaping alliances, conflicts, and local ...
Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States
08/21/2024
Central Asian leaders’ commitment to increased regional collaboration and integr...
The Impact of Central Asia’s Critical Repatriation Efforts
08/09/2024
The recent spike in terror-related incidents, including the Crocus City Hall att...
What Will Iran’s New President Mean for the Caspian Region?
07/30/2024
Billed as a reformer in the international press, Iran’s newly elected and sworn ...
Do Sanctions Work? Lessons From The South Caucasus
07/23/2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to the imposition of an unprecedente...
ISKP’s Resurgence: The Growing Threat to Central Asia and Global Security
07/19/2024
The Islamic State in the Khorasan Province (ISKP) has intensified its recruitmen...
The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia
06/26/2024
Why is the United States in the wings instead of at the center of Middle Corrido...
South Caucasus: Disruption and Divergence
05/31/2024
The South Caucasus has long been a complex, changeable region. But recent trends...
Meeting the Challenge: Foreign Assistance Remedies for Problematic PRC Activity in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia
05/20/2024
On April 22, the State Department Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to Eur...