THE EU STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL ASIA AND THE KYRGYZ CRISIS
By Sébastien Peyrouse (8/19/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
During the crisis in Kyrgyzstan in June 2010, the European Union published a Joint Progress Report by the Council and the European Commission to the European Council on the implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia. This took place three years after the launching of the first strategy, initiated by the German presidency in 2007.
UMAROV’S (NON)RESIGNATION: IS THE NORTH CAUCASUS INSURGENCY BECOMING DIVIDED?
By Emil Souleimanov (8/19/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The websites of the North Caucasus insurgency reported the resignation of the Caucasus Emirate leader, emir Dokku Umarov on August 1, where Umarov in a short video announced his decision to step down and that he would be replaced by emir Aslambek Vadalov. The following day, Umarov in another video, disowned his previous statement and stated it was impossible for him to resign.
THE BLACK SEA’S WEST COAST WEIGHS IN ON CASPIAN SEA BASIN PIPELINES
By Robert M. Cutler (8/19/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Bulgaria and Romania have over the course of the summer been setting down their markers as regards the Nabucco and South Stream pipeline projects in an on-again, off-again manner. What they finally decide may determine which pipelines from the South Caucasus and Turkey get built where in Southeast Europe.
THE EU-AZERBAIJAN ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR UPDATED COOPERATION?
By Samuel Lussac (7/22/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On July 16, 2010, Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) started to negotiate for the signature of an Association Agreement. In the framework of the Eastern Partnership, launched in May 2009, it will provide a new basis for the relationship between Baku and Brussels. These negotiations will help updating the latter, highlighting both the changes of perceptions of Azerbaijan in Brussels and the new regional role Baku intends to play in the South Caucasus.
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