Publications

Challenging Moscow’s Message

October 19, 2023 Ilan I. Berman AFPC Press

In CHALLENGING MOSCOW'S MESSAGE, Ilan Berman examines the strategic logic underpinning Russia's extensive use of propaganda and disinformation, and evaluates the effectiveness of the institutions erected by a range of Western governments over the past decade in response.

A New Spring for Caspian Transit and Trade

October 18, 2023 Svante E. CornellBrenda Shaffer CACI Analyst Feature Article

Major recent shifts, starting with the Taliban victory in Afghanistan and Russia’s war in Ukraine have led to a resurgence of the Trans-Caspian transportation corridor. This corridor, envisioned in the 1990s, has been slow to come to fruition, but has now suddenly found much-needed support. The obstacles to a rapid expansion of the corridor’s capacity are nevertheless considerable, given the underinvestment in its capacity over many years.