CPC - Caspian Policy Center
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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...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
ISKP Rocket Attack toward Uzbekistan Warns of Terror Threat from Afghanistan
Author: Josephine Freund
Date: May 10, 2022
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has officially admitted that militants associated with the Islamic State Khorasan Province group (ISKP) fired an ons...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Caspian Countries Support Ukraine Through Humanitarian Aid Relief
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: May 2, 2022
On April 8, Uzbekistan was added to the growing number of Caspian countries dispatching humanitarian aid to Ukraine...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
CPC Holds a Briefing on Trips to the South Caucasus
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: Apr 19, 2022
In March and April, senior fellows, advisors, and staff of the Caspian Policy Center traveled to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Seperatists in South Ossetia Motion Toward Russian Annexation
Author: Sam Harshbarger
Date: Apr 15, 2022
In a televised address March 30, the self-proclaimed “President” of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov announced his intention to use the window of Russia’...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
STAND FIRMLY WITH THE FRONT-LINE CASPIAN-REGION NATIONS
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Apr 13, 2022
As we slog toward the third month of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and barbaric attack on Ukraine...
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Precipitates a Rent Crisis Across the Caspian Region
Author: Sam Harshbarger
Date: Apr 6, 2022
Across the Caspian region, and in particular the South Caucasus, tens of thousands of migrant Russians have...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Azerbaijan and Armenia — It’s Time to Work towards Peace
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta
Date: Apr 6, 2022
Recent incidents in Karabakh show both the fragile nature of the ceasefire and the absolute need for the parties to start taking serious...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Factional Fighting in Afghanistan Threatens Central Asian Security
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Apr 5, 2022
When the Taliban seized full control of Afghanistan last August, the five Central Asian republics braced for an uptick in security concerns...
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Caspian Region Receives Russians Fleeing Crackdown and Impact of Sanctions
Author: Sam Harshbarger
Date: Mar 25, 2022
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the unprecedented sanctions since imposed against Russia’s...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
China-Uzbekistan Bilateral Relations
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Mar 21, 2022
Uzbekistan and China established bilateral relations in 1992 shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union. Since then, the two countries have enjoyed mo...
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The Long-Awaited Succession in Turkmenistan
Author: Daniel Lehmann
Date: Mar 21, 2022
Turkmenistan has a new president after its snap presidential elections. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the son of (as of Saturday, March 19th, former) Preside...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
China-Turkmenistan Bilateral Relations
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Mar 9, 2022
Turkmenistan remains the Caspian region’s most isolated country, adhering to a policy of non-interference and non-alignment called "positive neutralit...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
CPC COMMENTARY: SUPPORT THE ENDANGERED CASPIAN-REGION INDEPENDENT NATIONS – NOW!
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Mar 7, 2022
If there ever was a time for the U.S. government to show...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
China-Tajikistan Bilateral Relations
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Mar 4, 2022
Bordering China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region as well as Afghanistan, Tajikistan figures in Beijing’s calculations regarding the security situation...
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Caspian Governments on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Mar 3, 2022
Leaders of the Caspian region have met with top Russian officials amidst the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Russian President Vladi...
Guest Contributions, Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Guest Contributor: Aggrieved Russia is Endangering the World
Author: Almas Chukin
Date: Mar 2, 2022
What we see today in Ukraine, from a historical point of view, are the last convulsions of empire. In the post-soviet world, Russia had the option of ...
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Opinion | Ukraine knew the Russians were coming, and was ready - The Washington Post
Author: Major General U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael S. Repass
Date: Mar 2, 2022
Russia has committed a strategic blunder and is getting punished by the Ukrainian...
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US has to up diplomacy in Central Asia and the South Caucasus now
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Robert F. Cekuta
Date: Feb 25, 2022
Sanctions will not be enough to halt Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression....
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Disability Related Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Susan M. Elliott
Date: Feb 25, 2022
Growing up with a disabled brother made me very comfortable around persons who faced intellectual and physical challenges. In 2015 when I was serving...