"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 Peaceful Silk Road: China’s Path of Diplomacy

Washington 2025: The Role of the United States in the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Process

Is China going to invite Trump to the WWII victory celebrations in September 2025?

Central Asia on the Rise – China’s Record Belt and Road Investments in 2025

Green Energy Corridor Azerbaijan-Central Asia: Prospects for the South Caucasus

China, Azerbaijan, Pakistan: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Georgia and China update free trade agreement - course for expanding opportunities

ECO and Georgia - between neutrality and strategic interest

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

On June 17, 2025, the second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Results

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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