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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4
INTRODUCTION 6
THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS: WAR AND SANCTIONS IMPACT ASSESSMENT 9
CENTRAL ASIA'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND EXPORT ROUTES 18
CENTRAL ASIAN GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON ENERGY AND FOOD EXPORTS 25
EU AND US POLICIES ON IMPORTS FROM CENTRAL ASIA 27
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 29
BIOGRAPHIES 30
Figure 1. Map of the Caucasus and Central Asia 5
Figure 2. 2022-2023 EU natural gas imports from Russia 10
Figure 3. Russia and Ukraine account for one-third of global wheat supply 12
Figure 4. High gas prices hit Europe chemicals, fertilizers 13
Figure 5. Uranium supply surpluses and deficits, 2016-2030 (000 lbs) 15
Figure 6. Biggest Uranium Producers 16
Figure 7. Major Caspian oil and natural gas export route 19
Figure 8. Global Production of Wheat from 2000 to 2020 23