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Research
Russia’s Premature Withdrawal, Withered Force
by: Nicholas Castillo, Toghrul Ali
Date: Apr 25, 2024
On April 16, footage showing the alleged withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Azerbaija...
Türkiye's Return to Center Stage: Successful Counterbalancing
by: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold, Nicholas Castillo, Samantha Fanger
Date: Apr 23, 2024
Türkiye’s more aggressive and independent foreign policy has spurred both praise and criti...
Armenia’s Grand Rebalance: EU and Russia
Date: Apr 18, 2024
On March 14, the European Parliament voted to foster closer ties with Armenia ......
COP29: the Caspian Region takes the Stage at the World’s Climate Summit
by: David Moran
Date: Apr 16, 2024
This November in Baku, the Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency and the rest of South Caucasus and ...
Caspian States to Hold Military Drills for the First Time Without Russia’s Participation
by: Toghrul Ali
Date: Apr 16, 2024
The repercussions of Russia's conflict with Ukraine are bleeding across Russia’s southern ...
Georgia's Top Trade Partners for 2023
Date: Apr 1, 2024
Headlines from the Caspian: April 1, 2024
Date: Apr 1, 2024
Your quick primer on the latest developments in the Caspian this week...
How Loss in the Karabakh Conflict has Affected, or Not Affected, Armenian Politics
Date: Mar 8, 2024
In September, after a short Azerbaijani military operation, the 30-year separatist project...
Georgia is Improving Relations with China. Can it Still Balance with Europe?
Date: Mar 7, 2024
In recent years, Georgia has found itself increasingly at the crux of several different ge...
Kobakhidze Takes Over as Prime Minister in Georgia
Date: Feb 21, 2024
On February 8, the Parliament of Georgia confirmed the nomination of Irakli Kobakhidze, a ...
The European Union Enhances its Presence in The Caspian Region
by: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Feb 21, 2024
Foreign policy generally describes current realities and predicts what the academic expert...
Russia On the Back Foot in the Black Sea: Implications for Georgia and the Caspian Region
Date: Jan 31, 2024
Russia has been forced to shift tactics in the Black Sea. Since the beginning of the war...
Azerbaijan’s 2024 Chairmanship of GUAM: Opportunity for Greater Regional Cohesion
by: Josephine Freund
Date: Jan 18, 2024
As Ukraine passes the baton of chairmanship of GUAM to Azerbaijan for 2024, this begs the ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan are Committed to Peace, Yes, But…
by: Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland
Date: Jan 18, 2024
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have stated...
Signs Point to an Azerbaijan-Armenia Normalization Deal
Date: Jan 11, 2024
The new year appears to be bringing in a new peace deal for Azerbaijan and Armenia, as bot...
Most Significant Security Challenges and Opportunities for the Caspian Region: Georgian Perspective
by: Victor Kipiani
Date: Jan 8, 2024
These currents of polycrisis – the war in Ukraine, post-pandemic aftershocks, and the firs...
The Caspian Region Did Not Wait for Opportunity in 2023 What Lies Ahead for 2024?
Date: Dec 22, 2023
Perhaps the greatest indicator of change in 2023 was the accelerating speed of evolution i...
Reshaping Realities in the Caspian Region: 2023 in Review
by: Nicholas Castillo, Meray Ozat
Date: Dec 22, 2023
In 2023, migration flows from Central Asia saw both continuity and the beginnings of a shi...
Profiles in Power: 2023 in Review
Date: Dec 22, 2023
July of 2023 saw a snap election in Uzbekistan allowing for the re-election of President S...
The Western Pursuit: 2023 in Review
by: Samantha Fanger
Date: Dec 22, 2023
On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, the ...