Ahmed Rashid
By BACKGROUND: During his visit to Iran on December 9, Pakistan Chief Executive General Pervaiz Musharr (2/2/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Meanwhile, the army is attempting to deal with the domestic backlash from the Afghan conflict. The government has held three rounds of talks with the Taliban in an attempt to stop the massive cross-border smuggling of consumer goods, fuel and foodstuffs between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Such smuggling has amounted to US$ 2.
Ahmed Rashid
By BACKGROUND: During his visit to Iran on December 9, Pakistan Chief Executive General Pervaiz Musharr (2/2/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Meanwhile, the army is attempting to deal with the domestic backlash from the Afghan conflict. The government has held three rounds of talks with the Taliban in an attempt to stop the massive cross-border smuggling of consumer goods, fuel and foodstuffs between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Such smuggling has amounted to US$ 2.
ANTI-TERRORISM AS PRETEXT: RUSSIA TAKING AIM AT THE SOUTH CAUCASUS?
By Miriam Lanskoy (2/2/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: This CIS summit differed from previous summits in the marked absence of public complaints against Russia. In the past, the presidents of the CIS member states used the forum to criticize the CIS and Russia's leadership within it, sometimes even predicting its imminent demise. This time however, the presidents exhibited restraint and deference by refraining from public discussion of the war in Chechnya and their very strained relations with Russia.
KAZAKHSTAN\'S NEW FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW
By Robert M. Cutler (2/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Discontent among Kazakhstan\'s leadership over foreign direct investment goes back to the early 1990s. According to Astana, the administration of President George H.W.Visit also
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