Opinion

The US has seen its influence stumble in the South Caucasus. This is primarily evident in the case of Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is only Armenia that has enjoyed an expansion of ties with Washington.

In an interview with Caspian Post, Yunis Sharifli, an expert at the Topchubashov Center, explores the key aspects of China’s policies in Central Asia and the South Caucasus, the strategic importance of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan, and the prospects for bilateral relations between Baku and Beijing.

In 2022, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) published a ranking of countries with the greatest potential for offshore wind energy development, listing Australia, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan among the leaders. According to the report, offshore wind energy in these countries could become a competitive and promising source of clean energy.

Central Asia is facing a water crisis as it is hit with the triple whammy of global warming, fast economic growth driving rising demand and burgeoning populations.

Central Asian countries face pressing questions: is there enough time to implement the necessary reforms, and can they effectively adapt to new realities to avoid a humanitarian and ecological disaster?

"The Middle Corridor has immense potential to reshape the geopolitical dynamics of the South Caucasus and Central Asia."

Despite brutal repression by the Iranian regime, the women, life, freedom movement in Iran continues to resist with remarkable resilience, challenging the regime through nonviolent resistance, cultural expression, and acts of defiance such as removing headscarves and dancing in public.

What role have Azerbaijani-Turks played in Iran's recent protests? For some of the country's minoritized ethnicities, the issues behind the demonstrations are just a selection of many more.

Minoritized groups in Iran have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #ManoFarsi, meaning "Farsi and Me." The campaign is building awareness of ethnolinguistic rights issues and solidarity among non-Farsi speakers.