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Do Sanctions Work? Lessons From The South Caucasus
07/23/2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to the imposition of an unprecedente...
ISKP’s Resurgence: The Growing Threat to Central Asia and Global Security
07/19/2024
The Islamic State in the Khorasan Province (ISKP) has intensified its recruitmen...
The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia
06/26/2024
Why is the United States in the wings instead of at the center of Middle Corrido...
South Caucasus: Disruption and Divergence
05/31/2024
The South Caucasus has long been a complex, changeable region. But recent trends...
Meeting the Challenge: Foreign Assistance Remedies for Problematic PRC Activity in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia
05/20/2024
On April 22, the State Department Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to Eur...
Azerbaijan’s Great Return Begins
05/10/2024
Lachin is a pretty town spilling down the side of a mountain, reminiscent of Alp...
Deepening Security Cooperation: Unpacking Russia and Iran’s Partnership
05/02/2024
The pattern of the strike package Iran deployed against Israel on April 13 appea...
FROZEN CONFLICTS JAGGEDLY THAWING: IT’S TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO UNDERSTAND AND ACT
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma...
Russia’s Premature Withdrawal, Withered Force
Nicholas Castillo, Toghrul Ali
04/25/2024
On April 16, footage showing the alleged withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from...
Türkiye's Return to Center Stage: Successful Counterbalancing
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold, Nicholas Castillo, Samantha Fanger
04/23/2024
Türkiye’s more aggressive and independent foreign policy has spurred both praise...
Caspian States to Hold Military Drills for the First Time Without Russia’s Participation
04/16/2024
The repercussions of Russia's conflict with Ukraine are bleeding across Russia’s...
Central Asia's Gateway of Dual-Use Technology and Materials to Russia
03/28/2024
Trade statistics indicate that there has been a significant uptick in China’s sh...
Russia’s Weapons Transport Via the Caspian Sea
03/11/2024
The Caspian Sea has played an instrumental role in keeping Russia’s arsenal from...
Türkiye’s Role in Black Sea Security Post-Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
02/26/2024
About a week after Russia made its initial offensive attacks against Ukraine in ...
Russia On the Back Foot in the Black Sea: Implications for Georgia and the Caspian Region
01/31/2024
Russia has been forced to shift tactics in the Black Sea. Since the beginning of...
Armenia and Azerbaijan are Committed to Peace, Yes, But…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev h...
India and The Greater Caspian Region
01/11/2024
The Caspian region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, is a geopolitically interdepe...
Signs Point to an Azerbaijan-Armenia Normalization Deal
01/11/2024
The new year appears to be bringing in a new peace deal for Azerbaijan and Armen...
Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Turkish Perspective
01/10/2024
This article is a guest contribution from a conference in July 2023, that the CP...