Caspian Policy Center

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Central Asians and Mongolians in South Korea: Established Diasporas and New Migration

Central Asians and Mongolians in South Korea: Established Diasporas and New Migration

Kurtis Yan

08/18/2026

In the heart of Seoul, signs in Cyrillic letters and references to Central Asia ...

Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance

Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance

The greatest threat posed by Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal might not be the amou...

Putin’s Vanishing Empire

Putin’s Vanishing Empire

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

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...

Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains

Central Asia and the New Critical Minerals Frontier: Progress in Reshaping Global Supply Chains

The United States faces a significant strategic challenge in securing access to ...

The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach

The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach

Kurtis Yan

07/15/2026

Few would have imagined a day when soccer fans in traditional Uzbek armor would ...

From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation

From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation

The recent land exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is more than the tran...

A Hotter Future: El Niño and the Acceleration of Central Asia’s Climate Crisis

A Hotter Future: El Niño and the Acceleration of Central Asia’s Climate Crisis

Liam Gibson

07/07/2026

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the start of ...

Extracting Good Mining Policy in Kyrgyzstan

Extracting Good Mining Policy in Kyrgyzstan

Jack Halsey

05/07/2026

The critical minerals industry in Central Asia is at a crossroads and in Kyrgyzs...

Turkmenistan’s WTO Journey and Lessons from the Region

Turkmenistan’s WTO Journey and Lessons from the Region

Turkmenistan's officials recently announced increased preparations for WTO membe...

The Silk Seven Plus (S7+) Initiative: What to consider

The Silk Seven Plus (S7+) Initiative: What to consider

The concept of creating an S7+ group of countries that would cooperate among the...

Beyond the Silk Road:    How Central Asia Is Reinventing Itself for the Tik Tok Generation of Travelers

Beyond the Silk Road: How Central Asia Is Reinventing Itself for the Tik Tok Generation of Travelers

Lilly Horrigan

04/22/2026

In recent years, the mountains and lakes of Central Asia have become a familiar ...

Fire Sale: Russia’s Retreat and a New Energy Order

Fire Sale: Russia’s Retreat and a New Energy Order

While global attention is focused on oil shipments...

Measuring and reflecting on Air Quality in Central Asia

Measuring and reflecting on Air Quality in Central Asia

Across Central Asia, air quality in both cities and rural regions is shaped...

Decoupling: Moving Central Asia’s Critical Minerals West

Decoupling: Moving Central Asia’s Critical Minerals West

Diversifying critical minerals supply chains away from China is a strategic impe...

Baku Dialogues: Policy Perspectives on the Silk Road Region

Baku Dialogues: Policy Perspectives on the Silk Road Region

Over the past four years or so, what has been unfolding in Central Asia and the ...

“Central Asia and China: Partnership or Dependence?” – CPC London Event Summary

“Central Asia and China: Partnership or Dependence?” – CPC London Event Summary

March 10, London - China has rapidly expanded its footprint in Central Asia over...

Iran Shockwaves Reverberate across the Caspian

Iran Shockwaves Reverberate across the Caspian

When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran on February 28 the shockwaves reached ...