Field Reports
WILL THE CONFLICT IN SOUTH OSSETIA PUSH KYRGYZSTAN INTO A PRO-RUSSIAN STANCE?
By Nurshat Ababakirov (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
As Georgia announced its intention to leave the CIS, its current chair, Kyrgyzstan, might well find itself expected to deviate from its habitual practice of maneuvering between the interests of Russia and the U.S.
PESHAWAR DISCUSSION ON PAK-U.S. RELATIONS AND REGIONAL MILITANCY
By Zahid Anwar (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A roundtable conference was organized by the Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, Pakistan on August 15, 2008, on “Pak-U.S.
ARMENIA FACES NEW SECURITY CHALLENGES AFTER THE AUGUST WAR IN GEORGIA
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The war between Russia and Georgia of August 8-13, 2008, has dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus, and one of its consequences are new security challenges for the states of the region. Armenia, the smallest and potentially one of the most vulnerable countries of the region faces the following new threats.
RUSSIA MAKES A BID TO ENHANCE ITS INFLUENCE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS USING ECONOMIC LEVERAGE
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (7/24/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russia’s recent contacts with Azerbaijan and Turkey revealed Moscow’s intention to further increase its role as a player in the South Caucasus, and possibly, to help these countries and Armenia normalize their relations. The main question is whether Moscow will act on moving the main political obstacle, the unresolved problem of Nagorno Karabakh, from its deadlock.
Russia has launched a policy to further develop its presence and influence in the South Caucasus.
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Staff Publications
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, "Promise and Peril in the Caucasus," AFPC Insights, March 30, 2023.
Oped S. Frederick Starr, Putin's War In Ukraine and the Crimean War), 19fourtyfive, January 2, 2023
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.