The prospect of six-party regional cooperation in the South Caucasus
By Fuad Shahbazov January 26, 2022, the CACI Analyst On October 6, 2021, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov met his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Moscow to discuss...
View ArticleThe Dawn of Turan: Eurasian Opportunity and Challenge for Turkey
By Halil Karaveli February 15, 2022 Turkey is eager to exploit the opportunity to enhance its influence among the Turkicpeoples of Central Asia, and sees the “emergence of a new geostrategic force...
View ArticleRussia and Iran Diverge in the South Caucasus
By Vali Kaleji June 15, 2023 Despite some similarities in Iran’s and Russia’s approaches towards the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tehran and...
View ArticleSecurity and Military Cooperation Among the Turkic States in the 2020s
Richard Outzen December 8, 2023 There has been a rapid intensification of Turkish relations with Turkic states in Central Asia and the Caucasus in the past decade. The creation of the Organization of...
View ArticleTurkey-Kazakhstan Relations: A Strong Partnership in the Turkic World
Bayram Balcı February 21, 2024 Kazakhstan has been a key partner for Turkey in the Turkic world, with relations that have been positive and expanding since independence. They have accelerated in recent...
View ArticleTürkiye-Azerbaijan Relations: The Building of an Alliance
Ali Hajizade March 7, 2024 Türkiye’s relations with Azerbaijan have always been the closest of its ties with Turkic states, for reasons of geographic and cultural proximity. Still, the relationship has...
View ArticleTürkiye’s Energy Engagement in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Brenda Shaffer March 27, 2024 In recent years, Türkiye has significantly increased cooperation with the states of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. One of the most important geopolitical developments in...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan Strategic Rivalry Extends to the South Caucasus
By Vali Kaleji March 28, 2024 The development of military and defense relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan and Armenia and India is an important consequence of the political arrangement and the...
View ArticleTurkey and the Organization of Turkic States: A Quest for Pan-Turkism?
Halil Karaveli April 11, 2024 The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) represents an institutionalized restoration of a pre-Soviet pattern of Turkic cooperation. A common linguistic, as well as the more...
View ArticleFriends at Last: The Rapid Rise of Turkey- Uzbekistan Relations
Svante E. Cornell May 22, 2024 Turkey and Uzbekistan are the two largest countries in the Turkic world. As a result, the rela- tionship between them is a determining factor for the prospects of Turkic...
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