"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

With fewer than 100 days to COP29, what’s on the agenda?

The Middle Corridor guarantees peace and stability for long-suffering Afghanistan

From Eurocentrism and neo-colonialism to the “Community of Common Destiny of Humanity”

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

Global Signals

Is the South Caucasus becoming a center of global competition of development models and economic influence?

The Trump–Xi Meeting Amid the War with Iran: Will the Conversation Take Place?

Why Should the Entire South Caucasus Be Interested in the Port of Anaklia?

The Middle Corridor at the Crossroads of Interests: Tariffs, Infrastructure, and Port Competition

China Defines Its Future at the “Two Sessions”

A Warning from Foreign Affairs: Why U.S.–China Relations Are Approaching a Dangerous Point

The South Caucasus Expects Pragmatic Cooperation Between Beijing and Washington

Turkmenistan and Georgia in the architecture of Eurasian logistics

“US strengthens Its presence through transport corridors” -Tamilla Gulami, Part 2

The South Caucasus and the green pause that will not become a reversal

Is the US Changing the Game Through Partnership and Strategic Influence?

The South Caucasus in the Strategy of Route Diversification

“The Pan-Caucasian Home” in the Architecture of the “Belt and Road”

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

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