AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia Isn’t Waiting for Washington
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
Kazakhstan
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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·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Shipbuilding on the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has found itself increasingly under pressure. From one side, Ukrainian strikes hammer ...
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·
AnalysisStrategic Minerals
A Hard Rain for Critical Minerals Supply Chains: American Search for Secure Mineral Routes
Dr. Ruchan Kaya·
AnalysisCentral Asia
All Together Now: Middle Corridor Countries Unite
Something important happened at the Caspian Policy Center’s Seventh Caspian Business Forum in New ...
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
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·
AnalysisRegional - South Caucasus
Beyond the SCO: Central Asia’s New Geography of Power
Beyond the handshaking, the platitudes, and the boilerplate declarations
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in the Global Scam Economy
In July, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Service shut down two fraudulent call centers
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisEconomy
Catholics and Communists: Memory of Soviet Deportations in Polish-Kazakh Relations Today
A crowd of people stands in the shadow of a bright white church looming up out of the steppe ...
Liam Gibson·
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·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?
Constitutional reforms are rarely viewed as instruments of economic policy
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisEnergy
Rosatom Might no Longer be the Reliable Energy Partner it Once Was in Central Asia
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisEnvironment
A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia
As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement
Liam Gibson·
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·
AnalysisEconomy
Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration
As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pursuing increasingly ...
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisKazakhstan
The New Front in Critical Minerals: Kazakhstan and South Korea
As global competition for critical minerals increases, Kazakhstan has been promoting its rare earths
Aigerim Orynbassar·