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📍The International Institute for Central Asia (IICA), in partnership with the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation Foundation (London) to Host First Think Tank Forum in the “Central Asia – GCC” Format 🗓 April 21–22, 2025 | 📍 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 🔗 More details: iica.uz/en/news/2025/0…

Is Iran really open for US businesses? The answer is yes, especially if Iranian & American policymakers make the restoration of their bilateral economic relationship a priority alongside restoration of a nuclear deal. The insightful analysis by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

My thoughts on how the US and Iran can make deeper economic relations a cornerstone of a new nuclear deal. Iran presents a unique opportunity for Trump. It is a major economy with which the US could run large and persistent trade surpluses. bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

All set for the first-ever Gulf Cooperation Council (Secretariat General of Gulf Cooperation Council) - Central Asia Think Tank Forum co-hosted by The International Institute for Central Asia and Bourse & Bazaar Foundation in Tashkent.

On April 21, 2025, Dr. Ahmed Sager, Vice President of the Gulf Research Center (GRC), participated in the GCC-C5 Summit Preparatory Workshop held in Tashkent. The event was jointly organized by the International Institute for Central Asia The International Institute for Central Asia and the Bourse & Bazaar

Syria’s civil society is stuck between a rock and a hard place—failing infrastructure, vanishing aid, and sanctions that do more to freeze progress than drive reform. My latest piece via Bourse & Bazaar Foundation bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

Had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture at Uzbekistan’s diplomatic academy, the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, last Friday. I examined the indirect effects of US economic sanctions on Central Asia—a “sanctions-locked” region. The students were really sharp!

Just wrapped up two days of intense debates and focused discussions with some of the best in the think tank community, business, academia, and all those who are tirelessly and selflessly working to build bridges between Central Asia and the Gulf. In anticipation of the Second

1. In 2022, I wrote a thread suggesting that West Asia was in a "deep crisis." I now believe the crisis is over... This week Bourse & Bazaar Foundation + The International Institute for Central Asia held the first-ever meeting of policy experts in the GCC-C5 format. This was an example of regional diplomacy in action.

رهبر ج.ا: «وقتی که امام حسن مجتبی صلح کردند با معاویه، یک عده‌ای می‌آمدند گله میکردند و اعتراض می‌کردند. حضرت می‌فرمودند موقت است... این تسلّط کفر و نفاق، بنا نیست دائمی باشد.»‌ بین سطور: ۱- طبیعتا باز «صلح امام حسن» ۲- وعده «موقت» بودن سازش ۳- اذعان به «تسلط» دشمن ادامه: «کوتاهی

🇺🇿 Proud to have taken part in the discussions preparing for the 2nd edition of the GCC-C5 Summit -to be held next week in Uzbekistan-, and where I covered energy cooperation between the GCC and Central Asia. Grateful for the invitation Bourse & Bazaar Foundation The International Institute for Central Asia & for new

How is Iraq adapting to Syria’s post-Assad transformation? Francesco Salesio Schiavi examines Iraq’s careful recalibration of foreign and security policy in response to regional change. bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

As the Taliban tries to attract foreign investment, it's pitching Afghanistan as a regional transit hub. In this new analysis for Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, Nargiza Umarova looks at the wide range of road and rail projects being pursued by Afghanistan's neighbors. bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

Afghanistan is pushing ahead with road and rail projects to improve regional connectivity—from Khaf-Herat to the Five Nations Transit Corridor. Sharp new piece by Nargiza Umarova on our blog: bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

Gulf investors are scaling up solar projects across Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco—deepening their regional energy footprint. New analysis by Ashraf Abdel Rahman via our blog: bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

Not all Arab countries have oil, but they all have sun. Ashraf Abdel Rahman examines how Gulf investors are unlocking the renewable energy potential of Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco. bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

As USAID exits Central Asia, leaders aren’t panicking—they’re recalibrating. Anna Jordanova explores how regional governments are finding opportunity in the shift. bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/… #CentralAsia #USAID #development #aidcuts

Trump’s promise to lift sanctions gave Syrians hope for relief in a dire economy. But lifting sanctions is just the first step in rebuilding Syria. As Nancy Ezzeddine نانسي عزالدين writes, policymakers need to see sanctions relief as “an entry point, not an endpoint.” bourseandbazaar.org/articles/2025/…

The Trump administration has issued GL 25, effectively lifting sanctions on Syria in a single executive action. This is an extraordinary move. USG has historically approached sanctions relief with complicated, incremental methods. This one big step could make a big difference.

Spoke to susannah george about why Iran’s leaders are pursuing nuclear talks even if they believe they can “resist” Trump’s maximum pressure policies. It’s the pace of development that matters. Under sanctions, Iran is being left behind by its regional peers. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/…