A conversation worth your time if you care about geopolitics and the future of Eurasia.
S. Frederick Starr, Distinguished Fellow for Eurasia and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, joined a distinguished panel of experts for “The Middle Corridor: Reality vs. Rhetoric.”
Listen/watch as they discuss if the Middle Corridor is a viable new artery of Eurasian trade, or merely an overpriced hedge for a more dangerous world…
Laura Linderman, Director of Programs at the American Foreign Policy Council's Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was interviewed by journalist Anna Danielyan for Armenia's Public Television (Channel 1) on November 6, 2025.
Register for this discussion to explore how Kazakhstan has leveraged its economic strength and strategic foreign policy to assert itself as a Middle Power, influencing regional dynamics and international relations amidst great power competition in the region.
CACI director Svante Cornell quoted in Voice of America article regarding Kazakhstan's June 5 national referendum
The paper explores the ongoing efforts to open a Central Asian window across Afghanistan and towards unlocking the region’s economic potential through the transport of goods
and energy, as well as the impediments that have to be overcome, and signs of movement towards addressing them Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program