AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Shipbuilding on the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has found itself increasingly under pressure. From one side, Ukrainian strikes hammer ...
Liam Gibson·
Research
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AnalysisCentral Asia
Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic Cable — Unpacked
The Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable, which will finally loosen Russia's grip on Central Asia's internet
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisArmenia
Yerevan’s Nuclear Question Might No Longer Have an American Answer
Armenia’s nuclear energy diplomacy sits in the spotlight of renewed U.S. attention to the South Caucasus ...
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
An Enterprising Region: What the Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund Means for the Middle Corridor
Speaking at a press conference on the one-year anniversary of the Joint Declaration between Armenia
Julia Mohr·
Briefing
Europe - Caspian Briefing, October 6 , 2026
German logistics company Rhenus Group and Aktau International Sea Trade Port advanced plans to develop ...
Caspian Policy Center·
Media Highlights
Headlines from the Caspian: October 5, 2026
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s September 29–30 visit to Germany
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisStrategic Minerals
A Hard Rain for Critical Minerals Supply Chains: American Search for Secure Mineral Routes
Dr. Ruchan Kaya·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Minerals, Energy, and Industry: Takeaways from the Inaugural C5 + South Korea Heads of State Summit
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisEnergy
Blackouts in Turkmenistan Reveal Vulnerabilities in Power Infrastructure
Blackouts thrust four of Turkmenistan’s five regions into darkness and led to power outages in neighboring ...
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisCentral Asia
All Together Now: Middle Corridor Countries Unite
Something important happened at the Caspian Policy Center’s Seventh Caspian Business Forum in New ...
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisEnergy
Country Spotlight: Exploring India’s Role as an Energy Market for the Caspian Region
Prior to his participation in the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) summit in Bishkek
Kurtis Yan·
Media Highlights
Headlines from the Caspian: September 28, 2026
Azerbaijan and its state-owned enterprises signed a number of strategic frameworks
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisPress Releases
7th Caspian Business Forum: Connectivity, Finance, and Energy along the Middle Corridor
New York, NY, September 22 – The Caspian Policy Center (CPC) held its seventh annual Caspian Business Forum in New York
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Major Oil Fields – Kashagan and Tengizchevroil: Production, Export Infrastructure, and Diversification Prospects
Since its independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has been one of the world’s leading hydrocarbon-producing countries
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisKyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Steppes Up World Nomad Games, Takes Home Gold in Cultural Diplomacy
During the working hours of August 31, world leaders convened in Bishkek
Julia Mohr·
Media Highlights
Headlines from the Caspian: September 15, 2026
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisSouth Caucasus
Clearing the Ground for Lasting Peace
The shooting has stopped. But the mines continue to kill. That is the unpleasant reality Azerbaijan faces
Elchin Amirbayov·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·