Wednesday, 21 May 2003
DILEMMAS FOR THE FUTURE OF GEORGIA
By David Darchiashvili (5/21/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Georgia has become a focus for U.S. policy in Eurasia not only in terms of spreading the ideals of freedom and democracy, but also in terms of geo-economics and geo-strategy.
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
MUFTIS TO THE FRONT IN A RUSSIAN JIHAD: OFFICIAL ISLAM GOES TO WAR
By Andrew McGregor (5/21/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: On April 3, 2003, the man who claims the leadership of Russia\'s twenty million Muslims brandished a sword at a rally of 4,000 people in Ufa, Bashkortostan, and declared a jihad against U.S. forces and U.
Wednesday, 07 May 2003
THE RUSSIA-CHINA-INDIA STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING:
By Aftab Kazi (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Regional economic and political pressures as well as strategic payoffs by the United States prevented the emergence of the RCI grouping so far. The American-British victory in Iraq and disagreements over the U.S.
Wednesday, 07 May 2003
THE PUTIN-TURKMENBASHI DEAL OF THE CENTURY: TOWARDS A EURASIAN GAS OPEC?
By Ariel Cohen (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: “Friendly interaction and businesslike cooperation are the characteristic features of our relations with Turkmenistan,” Interfax quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin. He probably also referred to a security agreement with Turkmenistan signed on January 2, 2003, in Ashgabat. Geopolitical and economic repercussions of this “deal of the century”, however, are broader than its gargantuan size.Visit also
