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Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia

Russia’s Taliban Recognition: What It Means for Central Asia

Speaking in early July, the Taliban-installed Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan ...

Interview with H.E. Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic

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 th...

Headlines from the Caspian: July 14, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: July 14, 2025

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

Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev

Bridging the Caspian: Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Meets With Azerbaijan's President Aliyev

Turkmenistan, traditionally one of Central Asia’s more insular states, could be ...

Azerbaijan hosts the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit

Azerbaijan hosts the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit

Nigel Li

07/10/2025

On July 4, the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ......

Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?

Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?

Following through on Uzbekistani officials’ earlier promises to sign a preferent...

The Peace That Threatens Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan Leave Russia Behind

The Peace That Threatens Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan Leave Russia Behind

Once manageable, even cooperative at times, the relationship between Moscow and ...

Summitry and Strategy: Decoding the 2nd Central Asia-China Summit

Summitry and Strategy: Decoding the 2nd Central Asia-China Summit

Jack Halsey

07/07/2025

Chinese investments in Central Asia are here, and they are going to increase ......

Headlines from the Caspian: July 7, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: July 7, 2025

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

The Caspian Policy Center Hosts its 3rd Trans-Caspian Connectivity Conference in London

The Caspian Policy Center Hosts its 3rd Trans-Caspian Connectivity Conference in London

London, UK, July 2, 2025 —Focusing on the theme, Harnessing the Momentum, Buildi...

Headlines from the Caspian: June 30, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: June 30, 2025

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

From Silk Road to Steel Rails:  How the Almaty Bypass Reinforces the Middle Corridor’s Strategic Promise

From Silk Road to Steel Rails: How the Almaty Bypass Reinforces the Middle Corridor’s Strategic Promise

With increased attention to the development of the Middle Corridor, infrastructu...

Trans-Caspian Gas: From Pipedream to Pipeline?

Trans-Caspian Gas: From Pipedream to Pipeline?

James Sharp

06/26/2025

Senator Steve Daines raised more than a few eyebrows at a Senate Foreign Relatio...

Beijing Strengthens Ties with Central Asia at Second Regional Summit

Beijing Strengthens Ties with Central Asia at Second Regional Summit

Nigel Li

06/25/2025

The leaders of China and Central Asia gathered in Astana earlier this week for t...

Beyond the Contract: What Kazakhstan’s Rosatom Deal Says About Its Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Beyond the Contract: What Kazakhstan’s Rosatom Deal Says About Its Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Berik Matebay

06/24/2025

On June 14, Kazakhstan announced the selection of Russia’s state-owned nuclear c...

It’s High Time to Reset The U.S.-Azerbaijan Relationship

It’s High Time to Reset The U.S.-Azerbaijan Relationship

On the surface, all seems well enough with the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relatio...

Headlines from the Caspian: June 23, 2025

Headlines from the Caspian: June 23, 2025

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

Israel-Iran War Puts Spotlight on Azerbaijan’s Strategic Importance

Israel-Iran War Puts Spotlight on Azerbaijan’s Strategic Importance

Nigel Li

06/23/2025

Azerbaijan has called for Israel to avoid military strikes on Azeri populated re...