"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 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 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

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

Global Signals

China and the Caucasus: CIIE 2026 as a Platform for Mutual Opportunities and the Practical Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative

China and the Caucasus: From Transit Corridors to Economic Development and Social Well-Being

China and Azerbaijan Strengthen Their Strategic Partnership: Beijing’s Interests in the South Caucasus and the New Geography of Eurasia

The Transafghan Railway and the Formation of Multivector Connections in Central Asia

77 Years of the People’s Republic of China: Xi Jinping on a New Stage of China’s Development

Xi Jinping in Washington. China and the United States Seek a New Formula for Coexistence

Xi Jinping on the Future of BRICS: The Third "Golden Decade" and a Multipolar World

From Bishkek to New Delhi: China and the Shaping of a New Global South Architecture

The Human Dimension of the SCO: The Long-Term Logic of China's Approach

From Development to Global Governance: China's Systemic Vision within the SCO

Xi Jinping's New Security Concept and the Future of the SCO

SCO and the Belt and Road Initiative as a New Architecture of Eurasian Cooperation

Xi Jinping — The New Role of the SCO in a Changing World

The Union of Baku and Tashkent Changes the Architecture of Central Asia and the South Caucasus

China's Environmental Code: From Xi Jinping's Vision to a New Model of Global Environmental Governance

How the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway is Transforming the Economic Map of the Continent

The South Caucasus Between American Geopolitics and Chinese Economic Integration

The Third Attempt: Why the Anaklia Port is Destined for Success This Time

The South Caucasus Network of Special Economic Zones: A Model for Regional Economic Integration

While the world looks the other way, a new Eurasia is being born

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