By Richard Weitz (9/19/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
For the second year in a row, the existing members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) declined to allow new countries to join the organization as members or formal observers. The stated reason – that SCO members need more time to define the legal issues involved in expanding further – sounds implausible. A more likely reason is that expanding the institution would present serious problems for the SCO.
By Dmitry Shlapentokh (9/19/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The increasing Jihadist trend in the Chechen resistance has important implications for general U.S. policy toward Islamic extremists.
By Nurshat Ababakirov (9/19/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kyrgyz officials’ delight at hosting the SCO summit on a ‘decent’ level proved to be not long lasting, as this fall, which usually brings cheap prices for essential products, has became known for a ‘bread crisis.’ Due to the shortage of wheat in the country, the prices of bread and other basic products have increased dramatically. This alarming reality, quite capable of spurring discontent among the people, nagged the Kyrgyz government to approach inflation quite seriously.
By Daniel Linotte (9/19/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) is more than two years old. A recent report published by a Brussels think-tank indicates that a new ENP concept – labeled “ENP plus†– may emerge. In the “ENP-plus†context, the South Caucasus is losing weight from enlargement perspectives.
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