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Settling the Caspian Issue and Realizing the Trans-Caspian Energy Corridor

By Fabio Indeo

Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan’s aims to diversify their energy export markets got a boost recently.

A Fillip for the TAPI Pipeline

By Micha'el Tanchum

In the run-up to the groundbreaking ceremony the troubled pipeline has enjoyed a financial and geopolitical boost

Is Turkmenistan the Next Central Asian Tiger?

By Nicola Contessi

The country has been authoritarian and isolationist, but its reforms are beginning to show promise.

Arms Race on the Caspian?

By Joshua Kucera

Nations around the Caspian Sea are boosting their navies. With Russia and the West involved as well, it’s getting complicated.

James Robertson recently caught up with Allawi for The Diplomat to discuss what he calls ‘The Crisis of Islamic Civilization’, as Barack Obama prepares to visit the Middle East to deliver a major address redefining US relations with Islam.