Caspian Policy Center (CPC)
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Caspian Policy Center - A policy research think tank based in Washington, D.C. Caspian Region - Politics, Security, Energy, and Economy.

 Washington, DC
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Joined April 2016
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Thank you to the speakers and guests who joined us at the 7th Caspian Business Forum for an important conversation on TRIPP, the Middle Corridor, and the investment momentum shaping the Caspian region. Thank you to: @enifti, Peter Andreoli (@StateEUR), Mark Cameron (@State_SCA), @eRudenshiold, @YalchinRafiyev, @ErzhanKazykhan, Bakyt Sydykov, Berris Ekinci (@MFATurkiye), @LashaDarsalia2, @RepAbeHamadeh, Roger Kangas (@TheNESACenter), Kimberly Harrington (@bp_America), @ClairePKaiser, Jamshid Ehsani, Marat Birimzhan (@Kazakh_Invest), and to everyone who joined us at the Harvard Club.
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Pleased to present most impactful investment awards to Apollo, BP and Cove Capital at the @caspiancenter Caspian Business Forum in NY Harvard Club. Trans Caspian region is becoming more and more attractive for US investment and it is great to witness practical results.
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As Congressman Hamadeh laid out at the @caspiancenter Business Forum: U.S. presence along the Middle Corridor is not a favor to the region. It is American jobs, American energy, and American security. TRIPP and the Trans-Caspian routes give the United States options that China and Russia do not control. That is America First: we show up where it strengthens us. caspianpolicy.org/research/p…

CPC | 7th Caspian Business Forum: Connectivity, Finance, and Energy along the Middle Corridor

New York, NY, September 22 – The Caspian Policy Center (CPC) held its seventh annual Caspian Business Forum in New York

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Read the full recap of last night's 7th Caspian Business Forum, TRIPP, the Middle Corridor, energy, critical minerals, and the investment momentum shaping the Caspian region Featuring: @enifti, Peter Andreoli (@StateEUR), Mark Cameron (@State_SCA), @eRudenshiold, @YalchinRafiyev, @ErzhanKazykhan, Bakyt Sydykov, Berris Ekinci (@MFATurkiye), @LashaDarsalia2, @RepAbeHamadeh, Roger Kangas (@TheNESACenter), Kimberly Harrington (@bp_America), @ClairePKaiser, Jamshid Ehsani, Marat Birimzhan (@Kazakh_Invest). Full recap: caspianpolicy.org/research/p…
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Together with dear colleagues from @StateEUR @State_SCA congressman @AbrahamHamadeh and ministerial representatives 🇰🇿🇦🇿🇰🇬🇬🇪🇹🇷 @ErzhanKazykhan @LashaDarsalia2 @YalchinRafiyev @ABerrisE at the 7th Caspian Business Forum @caspiancenter. Thanks all joining us.
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RT @ErzhanKazykhan: Great to talk about the Middle Corridor, TRIPP, and our broader transport and logistics priorities at the Caspian Polic…
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📸 Great energy at tonight's welcome reception ahead of the 7th Caspian Business Forum. @caspiancenter guests connecting before "Connectivity, Finance, and Energy along the Middle Corridor." Follow this thread for live updates all evening.
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"Next Generation Business Along the Middle Corridor" panel highlights from tonight's Caspian Business Forum: Dr. Roger Kangas (@TheNESACenter): "This constant refrain of countries competing for resources, for access, for profit, for transit routes- it was always seen as there being one optimal route. Well, as it turned out, over the last 30 years, that didn't happen. Multiple routes developed, multiple opportunities developed for external actors, and more importantly, for the countries in the region to take advantage of the wealth of natural resources of the Caspian region." Kimberly Harrington (@bp_America): "From a bp perspective, when we look at the Caspian, we really see one of the most incredible energy success stories of our time; one that came together because of the compelling work of the private sector, governments, and communities to achieve a long-term shared vision together." Dr. Claire Kaiser (@McLartyAssoc): "Agency really does matter. We've heard from various government leaders about how framing and rhetoric are nice, but we are starting to put actual money and actual programs and investments behind this."
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🎙️ More from Panel 2 at tonight's Caspian Business Forum:: Jamshid Ehsani, Apollo Global Management: "The United States has been increasingly...in its support, infrastructure, investment, and direct diplomatic support, in the integration of Central Asian states." Marat Birimzhan, @Kazakh_Invest: "For the last seven years, the traffic of the Middle Corridor has increased by five times, and it is set to increase even further."
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"Kazakhstan sees TRIPP as a logical extension of the Middle Corridor. In fact, for us, TRIPP shortens our access to European markets by 1,000 kilometers," shares Erzhan Kazykhan (@ErzhanKazykhan), Rep of the President of Kazakhstan for Negotiations with the United States, at the Caspian Business Forum.
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"US participation is not a favor to the region. It is a long-term American presence in a region that actually matters...tied to American jobs, businesses, and national security." Rep. Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ) (@RepAbeHamadeh) delivers his congressional address at the Caspian Business Forum.
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"Connectivity should no longer be understood as simply a network of railways and ports. It's evolving into a broader architecture w/ transport, energy, digital infrastructure, logistics, and finance," says Amb. Berris Ekinci, Turkish Deputy FM, at the Caspian Business Forum.
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"After its modernization, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway can handle 5 million tonnes of freight. In 2025 alone, the Port of Baku handled 8.2 million tons of freight," shares Yalchin Rafiyev (@YalchinRafiyev), Deputy FM of Azerbaijan, on Panel 1 at the Caspian Business Forum in NYC.
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"A country may have a flag, a government, a seat at the United Nations, but if it cannot choose its partners, its markets, its routes, its technologies, and its future, then sovereignty remains incomplete." Dr. Eric Rudenshiold (@eRudenshiold) at the Caspian Business Forum with @YalchinRafiyev, @ErzhanKazykhan, Berris Ekinci (@MFATurkiye), @LashaDarsalia2, Bakyt Sydykov, and Eldor Aripov.
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"US attention to the region has never been higher, and it's not hard to see why. The common theme is the optimism about what is possible." Mark Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (@State_SCA), at tonight's Caspian Business Forum.
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"Even more remarkable than the signing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement is the stability and peace established on the ground," shares Peter Andreoli, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (@StateEUR) at tonight's Caspian Business Forum.
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Efgan Nifti (@enifti), CEO of @caspiancenter, delivers opening remarks at tonight's 7th Caspian Business Forum in NYC: "Our task now is to seize the moment before us to turn agreements into results, investment into infrastructure, and ambition into delivery."
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🎙️ Speaker spotlight: Peter Andreoli, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, delivers a policy address today at the 7th Caspian Business Forum in NYC. Follow the Caspian Policy Center at @caspiancenter for live updates and highlights from tonight's event.
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Today's the day! The 7th Caspian Business Forum kicks off at 6 PM in NYC and marks CPC's 10th anniversary. Agenda includes: -Efgan Nifti, CEO, Caspian Policy Center @enifti -Peter Andreoli, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State @StateEUR -Mark Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State @State_SCA -Yalchin Rafiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan @YalchinRafiyev -Lasha Darsalia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia @LashaDarsalia2 -Erzhan Kazykhan, Representative of the President of Kazakhstan for Negotiations with the U.S. @ErzhanKazykhan -Bakyt Sydykov, Minister of Economy and Commerce, Kyrgyz Republic -Amb. Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye @MFATurkiye -Eldor Aripov, First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, Uzbekistan -Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ) @RepAbeHamadeh -Mark Menezes, President & CEO, U.S. Energy Association @USEnergyAssn -Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye @aBayraktar1 -Kimberly Harrington, Head of U.S. International Affairs, bp America @bp_America -Dr. Claire Kaiser, Head of Strategy & Senior Managing Director for Eurasia, McLarty Associates @McLartyAssoc -Jamshid Ehsani, Head of Global Principal Structured Finance, Apollo Global Management @apolloglobal -Marat Birimzhan, Head of the U.S. Representative Office, Kazakh Invest @Kazakh_Invest Follow the Caspian Policy Center at @caspiancenter for live updates and highlights from tonight's event.
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