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 for the Shanghai Cooperation
Julia Mohr·
Research
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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·
AnalysisRegional - South Caucasus
Beyond the SCO: Central Asia’s New Geography of Power
Beyond the handshaking, the platitudes, and the boilerplate declarations
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
Briefing
Europe - Caspian Briefing, September 8 , 2026
The Council of the European Union (EU) agreed on 2 September to introduce temporary
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Trans-Caspian Links: The Growing Investment Portfolio Between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan remains vital as the two sides look to bolster trans-Caspian relations
Kurtis Yan·
Media Highlights
Headlines from the Caspian: August 31, 2026
The governor of Herat, Afghanistan, stated that its local section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan and Ukraine: A Deepening Partnership
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku was illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag
Luke Coffey·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in the Global Scam Economy
In July, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Service shut down two fraudulent call centers
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisEconomy
Catholics and Communists: Memory of Soviet Deportations in Polish-Kazakh Relations Today
A crowd of people stands in the shadow of a bright white church looming up out of the steppe ...
Liam Gibson·
Briefing
Europe - Caspian Briefing, Aug 25, 2026
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and Bulgaria are holding negotiations on the creation of a new overland electricity
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Shipbuilding on the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has found itself increasingly under pressure. From one side, Ukrainian strikes hammer Russian
Liam Gibson·
Media Highlights
Headlines from the Caspian: August 24, 2026
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisUzbekistan
The Mirziyoyev-Trump Call: A Strategic Signal for U.S. Investment in Uzbekistan
The August 7 phone call between Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and U.S. President Donald Trump might look at first glace
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asians and Mongolians in South Korea: Established Diasporas and New Migration
In the heart of Seoul, signs in Cyrillic letters and references to Central Asia line narrow streets
Kurtis Yan·