"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

The Chinese yuan has recently been designated as the fifth official currency of Kyrgyzstan. This development has significant implications for the prospects of yuan settlements in Central Asian countries

Global Cities of the Middle Corridor

History and key points of the “One Belt, One Road” megaproject

The choice of Baku also underscores the desire to strengthen the role of the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia in global initiatives on climate change

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

Global Signals

The “New Oil” of the 21st Century - A Chance for the Caucasus and Central Asia

China and Georgia Sign Updated Protocol to the Free Trade Agreement

Why the World Is Rerouting Its Learning Pathways - An Introduction to the Xinhua Institute Analysis

China and Georgia Strengthen Mutually Beneficial Partnership in a New Economic Reality

China–Caucasus–Europe Digital Corridor. The Architecture Taking Shape Now

Beijing strengthens peace agenda ahead of global talks

Vietnam and Azerbaijan. How a new axis of cooperation between Southeast Asia and the South Caucasus is taking shape

Military conflict is not a solution to the situation in the Middle East

The issue of water sustainability in the South Caucasus

China - Ten Key Tasks for 2026

Central Asia and the Caucasus are becoming a space for new industrial cooperation

What China is building into the 15th Five-Year Plan

China has opened a new five-year cycle

The South Caucasus at a Crossroads: Will the Region Become a New “Switzerland” or Choose Its Own Path?

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

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