Eric Rudenshiold is a Senior Fellow at the Caspian Policy Center in the District of Columbia. He is also a former National Security Council Director under Presidents Trump and Biden. The war in Iran ...

For Russia, the Caspian Sea is valuable as a strategic region and a bridge to Iran. There, Russia maintains the strongest navy and has used the Caspian as a platform for long missile strikes into ...

Washington should start viewing the Black Sea, the Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea as an integrated region. The war launched by Russia against Ukraine in February 2022 has evolved far beyond a regional ...

A special envoy to the Caspian Sea region would help counter China, Russia, and Iran—and end the impression that Washington treats the region as an afterthought. Robert Kaplan once wrote, “The right ...

The war in Iran is already reshaping the global energy map. Disrupted oil and gas flows, damaged infrastructure, and heightened volatility are destabilizing international markets. But even more ...