CPC - Caspian Policy Center
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Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Georgia’s Path to the EU Remains in Question
Author: Elisabeth Reznikov
Date: Jun 29, 2022
On June 23 during a summit in Brussels, EU (European Union) leaders granted Ukraine and Moldova formal candidacy, while encouraging Georgia...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
How Over 100 Days of War in Ukraine has Changed the Caspian Region
Author: Daniel Lehmann
Date: Jun 24, 2022
It has been just over four months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, and in that relatively brief period...
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...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Kazakhstan’s Drone Deal with Turkey Showcases Regional Security Focus
Author: Devon Sealander
Date: Jun 8, 2022
Kazakhstan will collaborate with Turkey to manufacture Anka unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a memorandum of...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
Walking a Very Fine Line: The Caspian Region Countries and Ukraine
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: May 31, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine has certainly shocked the world...
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Breaks Down the Situation in Gorno-Badakhshan
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Susan M. Elliott
Date: May 27, 2022
With reports of violence and conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast in Tajikistan...
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...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
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...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
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...
Security and Politics Program (SPP)
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...