A HOT POLITICAL AUTUMN IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
By Talaibek Koichumanov and Zainidin Kurmanov (10/18/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Following the sudden and unexpected change of power in Kyrgyzstan on March 24, 2005, a split occurred in the victorious camp on the country’s further development. One of the points of discord has been the question of urgent constitutional reforms, which were advocated by democratic civil society groups, as well as representatives of Parliament and political parties. Such a reform would review the Constitution in order to strengthen checks and balances between the branches of power.UZBEKISTAN REJOINS THE CSTO: ARE RUSSIAN-UZBEK RELATIONS HEADING TOWARD MUTUAL ENTRAPMENT?
By Matteo Fumagalli (10/18/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The Collective Security Treaty was signed in Tashkent in May 1992 and entered into force in 1994. Uzbekistan was one of the founding members of the organization, along with Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Belarus, Georgia and Azerbaijan later also adhered to it.THE POLITICS OF FRANCE\'S CRIMINALIZATION OF GENOCIDE DENIAL
By Emil Souleimanov (10/18/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Although Armenian diasporas scattered around the world have long tended to push their countries of residence to recognize the alleged Armenian genocide in legal terms, this gained momentum as a national priority issue in the aftermath of Robert Kocharyan’s coming to power in Armenia in 1998. The reason for adopting this new policy were manifold. First, president Kocharyan, a native of Mountainous Karabakh with strong ties to the Russian military, saw as his main task to improve national unity, which was gradually reduced in domestic squabbles in the wake of Armenia\'s victory over Azerbaijan in the 1988-1994 war.THE CSTO DEEPENS MILITARY TIES
By Richard Weitz (10/18/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The scenario for exercise Rubezh-2006 (“Frontier-2006â€), which occurred between August 24 and 29, posited a major terrorist attack against a member government as well as opportunistic behavior by other countries. The three sides were the “reds†(CSTO members); the “blues†(armed terrorist formations seeking to establish a Central Asian caliphate); and the “browns†(countries seeking to exploit the situation to expand their regional influence). CSTO officials often describe NATO leaders as having such ambitions.Visit also
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Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, "Promise and Peril in the Caucasus," AFPC Insights, March 30, 2023.
Oped S. Frederick Starr, Putin's War In Ukraine and the Crimean War), 19fourtyfive, January 2, 2023
Oped S. Frederick Starr, Russia Needs Its Own Charles de Gaulle, Foreign Policy, July 21, 2022.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Rethinking Greater Central Asia: American and Western Stakes in the Region and How to Advance Them, June 2022
Oped Svante E. Cornell & Albert Barro, With referendum, Kazakh President pushes for reforms, Euractiv, June 3, 2022.
Oped Svante E. Cornell Russia's Southern Neighbors Take a Stand, The Hill, May 6, 2022.
Silk Road Paper Johan Engvall, Between Bandits and Bureaucrats: 30 Years of Parliamentary Development in Kyrgyzstan, January 2022.
Oped Svante E. Cornell, No, The War in Ukraine is not about NATO, The Hill, March 9, 2022.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, Kazakhstan’s Crisis Calls for a Central Asia Policy Reboot, The National Interest, January 34, 2022.
Book S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, December 2021.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr & Albert Barro, Political and Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan Under President Tokayev, November 2021.