Advancing multi-sector dialogue between Europe and Central Asia.

The Central & Inner Asia Policy Research Institute (CIAPRI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank and strategic knowledge hub with a registered office in Munich, Germany. CIAPRI geographical scope encompasses Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), Inner Asia (Mongolia), and the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia). The institute provides applied research and high-level policy expertise related to this region that we see as not merely a vital crossroads between East and West, but a pulsating center of political, economic, and cultural transformation. 

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Research Clusters


Geopolitics & Economics

global markets, energy, trade

Migration & Labour Markets

mobility, skills, remittances

Natural Resources & Climate

Caspian region hydrocarbons, renewables, rare earth elements

Education & Knowledge Cooperation

academic, cultural exchange, youth programmes

Digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence impact

digital economies, society, markets and education

Art, historical and cultural heritage

material culture and museums

Countries of the region

Kazakhstan

Explore urban and rural Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Climate change and water management in Kyrgyzstan

Mongolia

Pastoral nomadism and modern technologies