CIAO DATE: 04/2009
February 2009
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Focusing U.S. policy in the Caspian on containing Russian and Chinese influence has done little to advance U.S. security interests, and reduced its standing in the region to its lowest level in decades. The Obama administration needs a new approach that provides opportunities for local leaders to engage with the United States in economic and political development, concludes a new policy brief by Martha Brill Olcott.
Resource link: A New Direction for U.S. Policy in the Caspian Region [PDF] - 302K