"The Great Silk Road", Center of Expert Analysis

"The Great Silk Road" Center of Expert Analysis (GSR) is an independent center of expertise. The Centre of Expert Analysis provides in-depth analysis of the forces shaping the policies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of China, the People's Republic of China, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, Turkey, the Russian Federation, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States on the East-West and North-South trade corridors, as well as political and economic recommendations that authoritatively inform and significantly shape the debate in these countries.

The purpose of the GSR is to provide a platform for expert cooperation to increase awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the countries along the Renewed Silk Road and its global implications, and to promote collaboration for the sustainable development of all countries along the Renewed Silk Road and the coherent development of the East-West and North-South Corridor countries in a global context. GSR topics include financial and political climate change and its implications, resources, logistics, energy corridors and economic cooperation, policy-making, and legislation in the countries.

Global Signals

Important Step in Realizing Strategic Partnership: Visa-Free Travel between Georgia and China

Turkey was Georgia's largest trading partner in 2023, with a trade turnover of $2.98bn

A Joint Declaratıon of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China on the establishment of a strategic partnership was adopted as part of the Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana

China regards Georgia as forming part of the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative

A joint venture has been established between Azerbaijan and Georgia to enhance the operational efficiency of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway

Mtkvari River civilisation river of the South Caucasus

Xi'an Declaration - in line with the interests of Azerbaijan and Georgia

The volume of container transit from China via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route has increased 14-fold

Central Asia and the Middle Corridor: Japanese interest

The state of Georgia and the concept of the Digital Silk Road

Global Signals

China and the UK: Between Pragmatism and Bloc Logic

Board of Peace– a new architecture of global governance?

China–United States 2035: Competition without War — The Forecast of Professor Yan Xuetong

Strategic Partnerships and a Transit Hub: Azerbaijan in 2026

Central Asia on the threshold of a new era

Abandoning multilateralism and the risks of neocolonial pressure: the consequences of the US withdrawal from International Institutions

The Renaissance of Central Asia as a Project for Regional Agency

The Water Crisis in the South Caucasus and Central Asia: Between Climate, Geopolitics, and National Interests

The new US strategy and its global implications for the Global South

C5+1 - A reset of regional policy and growing interest in Central Asia

ECO and Georgia are caught between a neutral stance and strategic interests

ECO and Georgia are caught between a neutral stance and strategic interests

Geopolitical sovereignty of the Caucasus: Partnership with China and an Opportunity for the Global South

Reunification of China: Historical Inevitability and the Foundations of International Law

China and Azerbaijan: Geopolitical Prospects for Bilateral Relations in the Economic and Logistics Spheres

Contours of American Influence – Greater Central Asia in the New Superpower Game

The Global South and the New Information Architecture of the World

The Global South and the New Information Architecture of the World

Neocolonialismo de Trump ameaça o Sul Global, aponta pesquisador

Dari Neokolonialisme Tarif AS hingga Rusaknya Stabilitas Ekonomi Global

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