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Miriam Friedman
Research Intern
Miriam Friedman is a Research Intern at the Caspian Policy Center. She is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University, concentrating in Global Politics and Security with a focus on democracy and identity in the post-Soviet space. Miriam was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida, double majoring in International Studies and Russian, and a minoring in Anthropology. Before joining the Caspian Policy Center, she worked at the U.S. Department of State and at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, conducting research on economic development, public health, climate, security, as well as women, peace, and security in Central Asia.
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Azerbaijan and Armenia Meet to Discuss Mechanisms to Complete Border Delimitation by the End of the Year
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met for the first time in almost a year on November 26 in Sochi. Russia’s President Vladimir
Room For Growth: The EU’s Trade and Investment Relationship with Central Asia
The first European Union-Central Asia Economic Forum convened November 5, taking place within the framework of the EU Strategy on Central Asia that was adopted in 2019. During the forum
COP26: An Opportunity for A Healthier Caspian
The COP26 Summit, which took place October 31-November 12, highlighted how Central Asia needs to come to terms with the environmental challenges
The Current State of NATO: Why the U.S. Defense Secretary Went to Visit Georgia
During U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Georgia on October 18, he met with Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze and Prime
The 2021 German Election Could Change the Country’s Approach to the South Caucasus and Caspian
On September 26, Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) claimed victory in the election with 25.7 percent of the vote, closely followed
Strengthened Security Cooperation Among SCO Members Could Affect U.S. Economic Policy in Afghanistan
The topic of Afghanistan dominated discussions at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on September 17 in Dushanbe