TURKISH GAS IMPORT CUTBACKS THREATEN TURKMEN GAS EXPORT
By Hooman Peimani (3/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Turkey and Iran signed a 25-year gas deal in 1996 to supply Turkey with up to 10 billion cubic metres of Iranian gas annually. The $30 billion deal was a major breakthrough for Iran. It has since remained the only significant export contract for a country that has the world’s second largest gas resources, but whose share of international exports is about 0.ABASHIDZE’S MULTIFACETED RUSSIAN LINKS AND AJARIA’S AUTONOMY
By Giorgi Vashakidze (3/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Having been elected president of Georgia in January 2004 election, President Mikheil Saakashvili has a rare opportunity to implement democratic values and embark on proposals for the sustainable development of the country. One of his greatest challenges is to insure the country’s stability and society’s expectation after the revolution of November 2003. The election campaign was based on the promises of Georgia’s territorial restoration and fighting against deep-rooted corruption.GWADAR PORT NEARS COMPLETION, AHEAD OF TIME
By Rizwan Zeb (3/10/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Pakistan and China signed the deal to build the $248 million deep-sea port on the Arabian Sea coast in Southern Baluchistan in 2002. The project was to be completed by March 2005. China provided $198 million in a mixture of soft loans and grants; Islamabad is paying the remaining 50 million.ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS OF KAZAKHSTAN: OLD METHODS IN NEW GARBS
By Marat Yermukanov (2/25/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: A recently released report of the Healthcare Ministry of Kazakhstan states that the number of officially registered drug users rose from 49,700 in 2002 to 52,800 in 2003. Non-government organizations call these statistics into question, suspecting that these figures are underreported. According to their estimates at least 350,000 people in Kazakhstan regularly use various kinds of drugs and intoxicating substances.Visit also
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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.