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Putin’s Vanishing Empire

Putin’s Vanishing Empire

For more than three decades, Russia has insisted that the former Soviet republic...

Commentary The Middle Corridor: A Work in Progress

Commentary The Middle Corridor: A Work in Progress

President Xi Jinping first introduced the concept of what now includes the Midd...

Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?

Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?

Constitutional reforms are rarely viewed as instruments of economic policy...

A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

Liam Gibson

08/04/2026

As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbek...

Headlines from the Caspian: August 3, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: August 3, 2026

Tengizchevroil oil exports will continue through the Batumi Port in Georgia...

Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market

Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market

Uzbekistan is entering a new stage of financial reform...

Can the Middle Corridor Outrun Climate Change? The Caspian Sea’s Challenge to Eurasian Connectivity

Can the Middle Corridor Outrun Climate Change? The Caspian Sea’s Challenge to Eurasian Connectivity

Discussions of the Middle Corridor often focus on geopolitics, infrastructure in...

Baku and Berlin: The Partnership Beyond the Pipeline

Baku and Berlin: The Partnership Beyond the Pipeline

Germany and Azerbaijan are building a new relationship that goes beyond critical...

Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry

Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry

Erin Malloy

07/30/2026

Kazakhstan resumed exporting crude oil on July 27 after a week-long suspension o...

Caspian Sea Security

Caspian Sea Security

Luke Coffey

07/29/2026

With the growing importance of the Middle Corridor, especially as geopolitical t...

Europe - Caspian Briefing, July 29, 2026

Europe - Caspian Briefing, July 29, 2026

Welcome to the first edition of the Europe - Caspian Briefing, a new bi-weekly p...

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekis...

Headlines from the Caspian: July 27, 2026

Headlines from the Caspian: July 27, 2026

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

Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform

Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform

Tashkent hosted its fifth annual Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF)...