Unlocking Central Asia’s Future

Driving dialogue and research to tackle the region’s critical challenges and shape an open, inclusive society.

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CAPS Unlock podcast

The CAPS Unlock podcast, your guide to political, economic, and social developments shaping Central Asia.
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Annual think tank state of the sector report

Think Tanks: Global insights with regional perspectives.
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Turn it around

Turn It Around! is a bold reimagining of climate education—a card deck where youth challenge the status quo through art, text, and urgent calls for change.
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The Middle Corridor test: Can the EU turn strategy into substance?

The EU’s €22 billion Middle Corridor plan risks falling short without sharper, climate-smart funding.
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  • Climate Change
  • Shyngys Zipatolla
  • May 15, 2025
  • 6 min read
The Middle Corridor test: Can the EU turn strategy into substance?

The EU’s €22 billion push to develop the Middle Corridor through Central Asia risks falling short unless funding becomes more targeted, climate-smart, and locally grounded.

The Middle Corridor test: Can the EU turn strategy into substance?
  • Trade
  • April 15, 2025
  • 5 min read
Despite being a crossroads for trade, Kyrgyzstan does little business with its neighbors
  • CAPS Unlock
  • March 28, 2025
  • 5 min read
CAPS Unlock is a think tank reimagining how Central Asia connects with itself and the world through research, dialogue, and a bold vision for regional transformation.
  • Trade
  • March 1, 2025
  • 7 min read
The region has struggled to capitalize on how trade patterns have changed since 2022.
  • Climate Change
  • May 15, 2025
  • 6 min read

The EU’s €22 billion push to develop the Middle Corridor through Central Asia risks falling short unless funding becomes more targeted, climate-smart, and locally grounded.

The Middle Corridor test: Can the EU turn strategy into substance?
  • Trade
  • April 15, 2025
  • 5 min read

Despite being a crossroads for trade, Kyrgyzstan does little business with its neighbors

Kyrgyzstan’s re-export model: A blessing and a curse
  • CAPS Unlock
  • March 28, 2025
  • 5 min read

CAPS Unlock is a think tank reimagining how Central Asia connects with itself and the world through research, dialogue, and a bold vision for regional transformation.

Telling the story of CAPS Unlock
  • Trade
  • March 1, 2025
  • 7 min read

The region has struggled to capitalize on how trade patterns have changed since 2022.

Central Asia’s ticket to ride out of trade isolation
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  • April 3, 2025
  • 4 min read
Summer School on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism

The Summer School on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism is a five-day intensive programme designed for early-career professionals in the fields of law and economics. Hosted in Astana from June 30 to July 4, 2025, the school is jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the Constitutional…

Summer School on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism
  • Central Asia
  • April 1, 2025
  • 3 min read
CAPS Unlock announces the launch of a research grant program focused on studying cooperation between Central Asian countries and China.
  • March 10, 2025
  • 3 min read
We are pleased to introduce our new website, a more dynamic and user-friendly platform designed to showcase our work and engage with you, our audience.
  • Central Asia
  • November 27, 2024
  • 2 min read
CAPS Unlock has a podcast. Every week we look at fresh developments on the political, economic, and social front in Central Asia.
  • April 3, 2025
  • 4 min read

The Summer School on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism is a five-day intensive programme designed for early-career professionals in the fields of law and economics. Hosted in Astana from…

Summer School on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism
  • Central Asia
  • April 1, 2025
  • 3 min read

CAPS Unlock announces the launch of a research grant program focused on studying cooperation between Central Asian countries and China.

Call for Grant Research Proposals
  • March 10, 2025
  • 3 min read

We are pleased to introduce our new website, a more dynamic and user-friendly platform designed to showcase our work and engage with you, our audience.

Welcome to the new CAPS Unlock website!
  • Central Asia
  • November 27, 2024
  • 2 min read

CAPS Unlock has a podcast. Every week we look at fresh developments on the political, economic, and social front in Central Asia.

Introducing the CAPS Unlock Podcast
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  • Online
  • April 18, 2025
  • 2 min read
Digital economy in Central Asian countries: E-commerce

We turn our attention to the economic sphere, examining how digital technologies are fueling the growth of e-commerce in Central Asia.

Digital economy in Central Asian countries: E-commerce
  • In-person
  • March 12, 2025
  • 6 min read
Georgia’s geopolitical shifts, its foreign policy evolution and Russia’s changing role in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.
  • Online
  • February 18, 2025
  • 2 min read
How digital technologies are reshaping state control in the region?
  • In-person
  • January 20, 2025
  • 2 min read
Regional cooperation amid economic and geopolitical changes in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
  • Online
  • April 18, 2025
  • 2 min read

We turn our attention to the economic sphere, examining how digital technologies are fueling the growth of e-commerce in Central Asia.

Digital economy in Central Asian countries: E-commerce
  • In-person
  • March 12, 2025
  • 6 min read

Georgia’s geopolitical shifts, its foreign policy evolution and Russia’s changing role in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.

Georgia’s foreign policy and Russia’s influence in Abkhazia & Tskhinvali
  • Online
  • February 18, 2025
  • 2 min read

How digital technologies are reshaping state control in the region?

Evolving strategies of digital state control in Central Asia
  • In-person
  • January 20, 2025
  • 2 min read

Regional cooperation amid economic and geopolitical changes in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

Building bridges for sustainable economic growth: from the Caucasus to Central Asia
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