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The Caspian Region Did Not Wait for Opportunity in 2023 What Lies Ahead for 2024?
12/22/2023
Perhaps the greatest indicator of change in 2023 was the accelerating speed of e...
Reshaping Realities in the Caspian Region: 2023 in Review
12/22/2023
In 2023, migration flows from Central Asia saw both continuity and the beginning...
Profiles in Power: 2023 in Review
12/22/2023
July of 2023 saw a snap election in Uzbekistan allowing for the re-election of P...
The Western Pursuit: 2023 in Review
12/22/2023
On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York ...
A Delicate Balancing Act: Navigating Conflicts and Diplomacy: 2023 in Review
Nicholas Castillo, Haley Nelson, Toghrul Ali, Josephine Freund
12/21/2023
Great power influence is still present, but noticeably waning...
Merging the Ecological and Trade Challenges of the Caspian
Rachana Mattur, Nathan Hutson, Jahan Taganova
12/14/2023
A looming shortage of potable water driven by rising global temperatures and poo...
Is it too late to save Central Asia? The crisis is already here
12/13/2023
One-third of Central Asia’s glaciers have melted, as the region’s air temperatur...
Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Imprisons Citizen Who Fought in Ukraine
12/07/2023
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Central Asia in Focus
11/29/2023
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The Russians Want to Build a Super-State. It May Now Include Parts of Georgia.
11/16/2023
Rhetoric around the formation of a Union State to include Georgia’s breakaway te...
Central Asia in Focus: Two Afghan Governments Represented in Tajikistan
11/16/2023
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Is the United States Out of Steppe? Addressing Central Asia’s Crossroads Moment
11/09/2023
Central Asia is a rapidly changing region. What was unimaginable even a few yea...
Take Aways from Tbilisi’s Silk Road Forum: Caucasus Lean into Regional Connectivity
11/07/2023
Over 2,000 representatives from over 60 countries gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia, ...
China’s Charm Offensive in Central Asia
11/03/2023
During China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum on October 17-18, Chinese Pr...
Iranian Defense Minister Visits Tajikistan
11/02/2023
While Iran embarks on a security offensive to the West, it is looking to enlarge...
With Different Mediation Preferences, Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks Hit Impediments
11/02/2023
With the reincorporation of Karabakh underway and hostilities in the region larg...
Central Asia in Focus
11/01/2023
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Azerbaijan’s Changing Foreign Relations: The New View from Baku
11/01/2023
A delegation from the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) visited Baku October 23-27 to ...
The Beginning of An End to the CIS?
10/30/2023
On October 13, in Russian President Putin’s first foreign trip since the Interna...