Headlines from the Caspian: September 3, 2025
Central Asia’s Future Melts Away: Water Down the Drain?
Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It
Headlines from the Caspian: August 25, 2025
A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors
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Foreign Investments and the Middle Corridor: Assessing the Caspian Region’s Landscape
Discussions about the Middle Corridor in the context of Central Asian affairs ......
Author: Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 09/04/2025
Armenia and Azerbaijan: U.S. Realpolitik Could Guarantee Peace in the South Caucasus
After the Second World War, the basis for Washington’s international diplomacy generally followed two paths...
Author: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: 09/04/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: September 3, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 09/02/2025
Central Asia’s Future Melts Away: Water Down the Drain?
The accelerating environmental crisis in Central Asia has become impossible to ignore. Across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/28/2025
Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It
Countries around the world are searching for ways to use artificial intelligence to improve their national economies...
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 08/26/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 25, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/25/2025
A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors
In a startling reversal that favors large energy companies, an appellate court ruling negated massive fines ......
Author: Akbota Karibayeva
Date: 08/21/2025
Stability Brings Profits: How the Armenian-Azerbaijan Peace Deal Could Transform the Region’s Economy
Creating a historic shift in regional dynamics, the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan has created ......
Author: Kristina Ryzhko, Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 08/20/2025
A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub
In an era marked by increasing global skepticism toward international institutions...
Author: Nigel Li
Date: 08/20/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 18, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/18/2025
A Landmark Step Toward Peace in the Caucasus, but the Journey Isn’t Over
With great fanfare, the long-frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan took what...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/14/2025
The Caspian Day – Dropping Caspian Sea Levels and Disappearing Caspian Seals
August 12 – The Caspian Day was established in 2006 by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran ......
Author: Guest Contributor
Date: 08/13/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 12, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/11/2025
First Readout of Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Summit
Here are the main takeaways from the trilateral peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan ......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/08/2025
Why Russia Bombed an Azerbaijani Oil Depot the Day Baku Made Peace with Armenia
Russian armed forces launched a missile strike targeting an oil depot operated by SOCAR (State Oil Company...
Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold
Date: 08/08/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: August 4, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 08/04/2025
Code of the Steppe: Tajikistan’s Push to Shape AI in Central Asia
As Central Asia looks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lead its digital transition, Tajikistan has just taken ......
Author: Zhanel Sabirova
Date: 08/01/2025
Caspian Convergence: Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Relations Enter a Strategic Phase
The President of Azerbaijan hosted the former President of Turkmenistan for a historic three-day ......
Author: Joshua Bernard-Pearl
Date: 07/29/2025
How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?
Azerbaijan is strengthening its transport diplomacy and investing in sustainable logistics infrastructure ......
Author: Nargiza Umarova
Date: 07/28/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 28, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/28/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 21, 2025
On July 17, foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan met in Kabul to sign...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/21/2025
Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia
Speaking in early July, the Taliban-installed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi announced that ......
Author: Nicholas Castillo, Katherine Birch
Date: 07/17/2025
Interview with H.E. Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Could you inform our leadership about the main priorities of the candidacy of the Kyrgyz Republic...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/16/2025
Headlines from the Caspian: July 14, 2025
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/14/2025
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The Caspian Day – Dropping Caspian Sea Levels and Disappearing Caspian Seals
August 12 – The Caspian Day was established in 2006 by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran ......
Author: Guest Contributor
Date: 08/13/2025
How Will Central Asia Benefit from the Extension of Trans-Caspian Transport Routes?
Azerbaijan is strengthening its transport diplomacy and investing in sustainable logistics infrastructure ......
Author: Nargiza Umarova
Date: 07/28/2025
Interview with H.E. Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Could you inform our leadership about the main priorities of the candidacy of the Kyrgyz Republic...
Author: Caspian Policy Center
Date: 07/16/2025
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