Azerbaijan has emerged as a central player in the growing competition between the United States and China. Located at the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has gone on the record about his dissatisfaction with the level of Russia-Central Asia trade and investment, suggested some avenues for improving the figures at ...

London’s Indo-Pacific ambitions and Moscow’s eastward pivot reveal that the centuries-old rivalry between Britain and Russia ...

Central Asia’s presidents, joined by the president of Azerbaijan and the head of the U.N. Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia met for their sixth consultative meeting in August ...

The European Union is preparing for a summit with Central Asian leaders in Samarkand to bolster trade and promote its Global Gateway strategy as an alternative to China's Belt & Road initiative. While ...

Azerbaijan’s energy transition is not simply about replacing fossil fuels. It’s about ensuring long-term geopolitical ...

Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia are among the most digitally connected globally, with the Commonwealth of Independent States region nearly matching Europe in "universal and meaningful ...

The Israel-Iran conflict has shown that Central Asia’s bid for strategic autonomy is deeply fragile. In a world of unraveling alliances and multiplying crises, Central Asia is quietly finding its ...

Despite immense promise, reaching the full potential of bi-regional ties faces a number of hurdles. The GCC-Central Asia summit, initially scheduled for May 2025 in Tashkent, was postponed due to ...

America’s Afghan pullout was a strategic debacle. Going back to Bagram Air Base would only sink the U.S. into another costly, ...

Statues commemorating the Soviet Union’s long-dead leaders, who once ruled an empire stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, have had their ups and downs. A Moscow metro station recently ...

This paper analyzes the challenges and responses to regional connectivity between Pakistan and Central Asia. The historical and geographical proximity of Pakistan and Central Asia highlights the ...