The Caspian Basin

At first glance, the Middle Corridor is experiencing a boom. The geopolitical transformation of recent years has turned the Middle Corridor from an alternative route into a critically important artery...

In recent years, the Caspian Sea has acquired new geoeconomic importance within Eurasia’s transport system. Its transformation into one of the principal transport areas at the intersection of East–Wes...

The rapid decline in the Caspian Sea’s water level is forcing Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Iran to deepen port approach channels, restrict vessel loads and reconsider port developm...

Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port has completed the modernisation of two lifting transition bridges at its railway ferry complex, cutting the handling time for railway ferries from 18 to 12 hours and for vehicl...

BAKU, July 26 — The Caspian Sea, long regarded as a body of water insulated from global conflicts, is gradually becoming an extension of two theatres of war at once: Russia’s war against Ukraine and t...

The Caspian Sea has entered a period of accelerated shallowing, the consequences of which are already affecting ports, oil terminals, fisheries, and coastal ecosystems. If the current trend continues,...

In the July heat, Ashgabat looked much as it always does: broad, nearly deserted avenues, gleaming white-marble government buildings, and meticulously choreographed state ceremonies. At first glance,...

In the twenty-first century, the reshaping of global trade routes has transformed transport corridors from purely economic projects into geopolitical instruments. Against the backdrop of the Russia–Uk...

On the surface, it looked like a routine sequence of diplomatic engagements: President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Tbilisi on April 6, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s return visit to Baku on May 18, Ko...

The state visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow to Azerbaijan on June 22 appeared, on the surface, to follow a standard diplomatic script: ceremonies, bilateral talks, and a package of agre...

The state visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow to Azerbaijan on June 22 was not merely a diplomatic event but an important indicator of the transformation of Caspian geopolitics. The packa...

What Lies Behind the Relaunch of the Ferry Route Between Kazakhstan and Russia? Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to restore ferry services between the ports of Kuryk and Makhachkala, a route that has...

As part of World Environment Day (WED), a session entitled “The Caspian Sea at a Turning Point: Sea Level Decline and Dialogue Between Science and Policy on Regional Action” was held on June 5. During...

On May 29, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Washington. The issue of diversifying Turkmen gas exports through the Trans-Caspian route was at the...

On June 1, Azerbaijan’s capital will host one of the region’s largest energy gatherings, Baku Energy Week 2026, whose centerpiece will be the 31st Baku Energy Forum.

Military operations against Iran have disrupted trade flows across Eurasia, weakening the International North–South Transport Corridor and accelerating cargo diversion to the Trans-Caspian Middle Corr...