THE STORY GOES ON: KYRGYZ TANDEM BREAKS UP, KULOV OUT OF POWER
By Nurshat Ababakirov (2/7/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: In late December, the government resigned, catching most analysts by surprise, not least the parliamentarians of the country. Former prime minister Felix Kulov explained this by pointing to the “unbearable†confrontation between the parliament and government, growing after the November rallies, which aimed to force the president to embark upon constitutional reforms. The protests were staged by opposition parliamentarians and other civil activists, while Kulov, whose position was critical on the matter, unabashedly appeared supportive of the president’s rigid position.KONDOPOGA, \"RUSSIAN MARCH\" AND AFTER: THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES\' RESPONSE TO THE RISE OF RUSSIAN NATIONALISM
By Dmitry Shlapentokh (2/7/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The surprise and uneasiness with which the authorities faced the riots and demonstrations during 2006 can be understood by taking into consideration that nothing in Russian society had provided a clue for the events to come. Indeed, while there were signs of Russian nationalism spreading among the masses of ethnic Russians, for whom it had become a form of social animus, there was no sign of protests that could be violent and comparatively well organized. All these signs of tranquility, and a general deep despise of the Russian masses, induced the authorities to ignore the signs of potential problems.PRESERVING THE STATUS QUO: KADYROV\'S STAKE IN “OPERATION SUCCESSORâ€
By Kevin Daniel Leahy (2/7/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Over six years since its inception, the impact of Russia’s ongoing campaign in Chechnya on the Russian polity has been minimal. The conflict has found little resonance across Russian society at large, which, according to polls, tends to regard the conflagration as a vague, undefined irritant, altogether far removed from ordinary life. The Putin administration has proved remarkably adept at insulating Russian society from the tumultuous situation in the North Caucasus, and has successfully forged a broad political consensus on how the “Chechen problem†should be addressed.REBUILDING KAZAKHSTAN\'S AGRICULTURE
By Richard Promfret (2/7/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: At the time of independence, agriculture was a pillar of Kazakhstan’s economy, and in 1991 employed over a quarter of the workforce. Kazakhstan had been a pastoral economy, although in the 1930s forced collectivization created a sedentary livestock sector. In the 1950s and 1960s the Virgin Lands program brought 25 million hectares (ie.Visit also
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Oped S. Frederick Starr, Russia Needs Its Own Charles de Gaulle, Foreign Policy, July 21, 2022.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Rethinking Greater Central Asia: American and Western Stakes in the Region and How to Advance Them, June 2022
Oped Svante E. Cornell & Albert Barro, With referendum, Kazakh President pushes for reforms, Euractiv, June 3, 2022.
Oped Svante E. Cornell Russia's Southern Neighbors Take a Stand, The Hill, May 6, 2022.
Silk Road Paper Johan Engvall, Between Bandits and Bureaucrats: 30 Years of Parliamentary Development in Kyrgyzstan, January 2022.
Oped Svante E. Cornell, No, The War in Ukraine is not about NATO, The Hill, March 9, 2022.
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.