Writing a New Future: Kazakhstan’s Language Reforms
When countries become independent, they often establish the language of the majority ethnic group as the lingua francain an effort to…
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Direction During Uncertain Times: A New Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is Sworn In
On September 15, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland swore in Ambassador Donald Lu as the Assistant Secretary…
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Trending Headlines from the Caspian: September 9-20-2021
Energy and Economy Georgian Central Bank Leaves Monetary Policy Rate Unchanged at 10% The Georgian central bank is leaving the…
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Rise of Taliban Means Afghanistan Could Once Again Become Hotbed for Extremism
At least 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist attack carried out at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International…
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Crisis in Afghanistan Gives New Purpose to CSTO
Over 1,000 soldiers participated in the Rubezh-2021 joint military exercises of the Collective Forces of Rapid Development of the Central Asian region…
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Memoir: 9/11 Shifted the World In Central Asia, Diplomatic Frenzy Ensued
This story was originally published on September 10, 2021 by Eurasianet. Before instantaneous breaking news on the internet, each office…
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Turkmenistan’s Deviated Approach to the Taliban Explained
Turkmenistan has deviated from the rest of the international community. Unlike its neighbors, the Turkmen government has been careful to…
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Trending Headlines from the Caspian: September 1, 2021
Energy and Economy Azerbaijan and Turkey Approve MOU on Digital Commerce Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a Memorandum of…
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Caspian Policy Center Holds Discussion on Kazakhstan’s Denuclearization Efforts
Experts discussed the historic closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear test site and Kazakhstan’s successful denuclearization with U.S. support. Washington, D.C.…
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It‘s Not Only China: Japan and Korea‘s Growing Roles in Central Asia
Japan and the Republic of Korea have important, long-standing relations with Central Asia that could be developed further to yield…
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