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Former Soviet states talk up 'Middle Corridor' route

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CENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUS

Interest in the 'Middle Corridor' was revived after Russia invaded Ukraine and expanding Western sanctions raised the commercial risk for carriers. Despite enthusiasm among…

Armenia-Turkey relations improve against the odds

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ARMENIA/TURKEY

The call was a step forward in a rapprochement that has emerged over the last year following three decades of animosity. In the latest practical step in this difficult process…

Major Georgian port project revived

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GEORGIA

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili revealed in December that the government intended to build the Anaklia deep-water port, but without ADC involvement. After many false starts…

Belarus seeks new partners to reduce Russian pressure

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BELARUS

The abrupt halt to Russian oil supplies threatened the refining industry that is critical to Minsk's finances. Acutely aware of Russian leverage, Belarusian President Alexander…

Kazakhstan pursues own path while wedded to Russia

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KAZAKHSTAN

Business relocations may provide a modest boost to Kazakhstan's hopes of diversifying its hydrocarbons-based economy and reducing reliance on Russia. For the moment, it needs…

Central Asia faces debt risk alongside Silk Road gains

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CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asian gains and risk from the Belt and Road Initiative

India will lose Iran’s Chabahar port to China

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IRAN/INDIA/CHINA

The temporary nature of this appointment is seen as downgrading Chabahar's significance for Delhi. Iranian-Indian collaboration on the ‘strategic’ development has soured under US…

Azerbaijan wins in Russian-enforced Karabakh deal

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RUSSIA/CAUCASUS

The Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents late on November 9 agreed an immediate truce for Nagorno-Karabakh that effectively hands Baku victory. Azerbaijan gains control of…

Georgia's ruling party will thrive until 2024 polls

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GEORGIA

Lavrov's positive comments highlight the Georgian Dream party's equivocal stance on the Ukraine war. The party has emerged relatively unscathed from a year of domestic and…

Tajik-Iran ties may improve but without old closeness

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TAJIKISTAN/IRAN

Relations are recovering rapidly from three years of estrangement, though so far there is little economic substance to the friendlier atmospherics. Tajik Foreign Minister…