Wednesday, 06 September 2006
JAPAN’S CENTRAL ASIAN DIPLOMACY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
By Timur Dadabaev (9/6/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The first visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan during the last week of August 2006 is part of Japan’s efforts to shape its foreign policy towards this resource-rich and strategically important region. This visit is not a single diplomatic effort as pictured by some analysts, but a continuation of the efforts by Japanese policymakers to find the most suitable and effective track for Japanese diplomacy in Central Asia. Japan was late in asserting its influence in Central Asia.
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
COUNTER-INSURGENCY AND COUNTER HOSTAGE-TAKING IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS
By Cerwyn Moore (8/23/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: News of the surrender of Imam Shamil, the Dagestani leader of Islamic resistance to Russian imperial policies in the North Caucasus, was greeted with celebrations across Russia. His capture, on August 25, 1859, was welcomed with firework displays in a number of provincial towns outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
THE LONDON TERROR PLAN’S PAKISTANI-AFGHAN CONNECTION
By Naveed Ahmad (8/23/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The alleged involvement of British youth of Pakistani origin echoes once again. It was only a year ago that British officials traced the alleged Pakistani connection in the July 7 bombing, claiming that at least one of the suspects was radicalized and trained in a local madrasa. This time the connection seems deeper and far more elaborate.
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
IS THERE A BASIS FOR RE-ENGAGING UZBEKISTAN?
By Stephen Blank (8/23/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Since the Andijan crackdown of May 13, 2005 U.S. relations with Uzbekistan have declined to the point of frigidity.Visit also
