AnalysisAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan International Investment Forum Nets Almost $11 Billion in Signed Contracts
Nearly $11 billion worth of contracts in AI, energy, and manufacturing were signed in Baku on September 25
Liam Gibson·
Energy
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AnalysisSecurity
No Bloc, No Secretariat: A New C6 Model of Regional Cooperation Across the Caspian
Once upon a time, the countries of Central Asia only wanted bilateral attention, disdaining regional
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Power of Normalization: Armenia’s Goals to Enhance its Energy Security Can Strengthen Cooperation with Azerbaijan
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisStrategic Minerals
From Chevron to AI: The Surprising History of U.S. Economic Engagement with Central Asia
As a U.S. business delegation of more than 100 companies prepares to travel to Uzbekistan ...
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisEnergy
Georgia Wants to Be an Energy Hub: Its Power Grid Has Other Ideas
Georgia has suffered from three major blackouts this summer: July 23-24, July 25, and August 5
Kurtis Yan, Liam Gibson·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic Cable — Unpacked
The Trans-Caspian Fiber-Optic Cable, which will finally loosen Russia's grip on Central Asia's internet
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisArmenia
Yerevan’s Nuclear Question Might No Longer Have an American Answer
Armenia’s nuclear energy diplomacy sits in the spotlight of renewed U.S. attention to the South Caucasus ...
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisStrategic Minerals
A Hard Rain for Critical Minerals Supply Chains: American Search for Secure Mineral Routes
Dr. Ruchan Kaya·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Minerals, Energy, and Industry: Takeaways from the Inaugural C5 + South Korea Heads of State Summit
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisEnergy
Blackouts in Turkmenistan Reveal Vulnerabilities in Power Infrastructure
Blackouts thrust four of Turkmenistan’s five regions into darkness and led to power outages in neighboring ...
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisEnergy
Country Spotlight: Exploring India’s Role as an Energy Market for the Caspian Region
Prior to his participation in the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) summit in Bishkek
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Major Oil Fields – Kashagan and Tengizchevroil: Production, Export Infrastructure, and Diversification Prospects
Since its independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has been one of the world’s leading hydrocarbon-producing countries
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Trans-Caspian Links: The Growing Investment Portfolio Between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan remains vital as the two sides look to bolster trans-Caspian relations
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Shipbuilding on the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has found itself increasingly under pressure. From one side, Ukrainian strikes hammer Russian
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisEnergy
Rosatom Might no Longer be the Reliable Energy Partner it Once Was in Central Asia
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Baku and Berlin: The Partnership Beyond the Pipeline
Germany and Azerbaijan are building a new relationship that goes beyond critical energy trade
Zohra Movsumova·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry
Kazakhstan resumed exporting crude oil on July 27 after a week-long suspension of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)
Erin Malloy·