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AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

Lilly Horrigan

06/24/2026

In Astana, the Government of Kazakhstan signed an agreement with San Francisco-b...

Tungsten and Building the West's Next Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Tungsten and Building the West's Next Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Kurtis Yan

06/24/2026

Insights from the Trans-Caspian Forum 2026...

Armenia after Pashinyan’s Win: Peace, Pressure, and the Road West

Armenia after Pashinyan’s Win: Peace, Pressure, and the Road West

Nikol Pashinyan’s win in recent Armenian parliamentary elections has brought a p...

Headlines from the Caspian: June 23, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: June 23, 2026

Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week......

Kazakhstan's Interest in TRIPP and the Future of Eurasian Connectivity

Kazakhstan's Interest in TRIPP and the Future of Eurasian Connectivity

Kazakhstan’s recent official announcement of readiness to participate in the fra...

Headlines from the Caspian: June 15, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: June 15, 2026

The United States convened a new C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue in Astana on Ju...

Caspian Policy Center Hosts 10th Anniversary Trans-Caspian Forum

Caspian Policy Center Hosts 10th Anniversary Trans-Caspian Forum

Washington, DC, June 10 - The Caspian Policy Center (CPC) held its 10th annivers...

Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains

Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains

The Caspian Policy Center published its first report dedicated to critical miner...

THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOMENT: How Central Asia and the South Caucasus Are Rewiring Eurasia

THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR MOMENT: How Central Asia and the South Caucasus Are Rewiring Eurasia

This report is produced by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) ......

Caspian Policy Center to Host 9th Annual Trans-Caspian Forum

Caspian Policy Center to Host 9th Annual Trans-Caspian Forum

This year marks ten years of CPC bringing the Greater Caspian Region to the cent...

Armenia’s Defining Choice:   Why This Election Matters Beyond the South Caucasus

Armenia’s Defining Choice:  Why This Election Matters Beyond the South Caucasus

Armenia’s June 7 election is not so much a contest between political parties as ...

The Baku Energy Pivot: Why Azerbaijan Matters More Than Ever to Europe and the United States

The Baku Energy Pivot: Why Azerbaijan Matters More Than Ever to Europe and the United States

Record high-level engagement on the main stage and sidelines of Azerbaijan’s pre...

Armenia after Moscow:  Rubio’s Visit and Armenia’s Accelerating Turn West

Armenia after Moscow:  Rubio’s Visit and Armenia’s Accelerating Turn West

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s short trip to Yerevan on Tuesday, May 26...

Headlines from the Caspian: June 1, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: June 1, 2026

Kazakhstan’s energy ministry confirmed on June 1 that crude oil output has retur...

Armenia in the Crosshairs:  Russian Disinformation and the Armenian Elections

Armenia in the Crosshairs:  Russian Disinformation and the Armenian Elections

Russian disinformation in the past capitalized on traditional media outlets, fro...

CPC Ambassadorial Series: Discussion with Edil Baisalov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States

CPC Ambassadorial Series: Discussion with Edil Baisalov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States

CPC hosted the Kyrgyz Republic’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States...

Headlines from the Caspian: May 26, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: May 26, 2026

Prime Minister of Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the Akha...