Field Reports
DOMESTIC TERRORISM ACCUMULATES NATIONALIST INTOLERANCE AMONG RUSSIAN PUBLIC
By Erica Marat (9/22/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
With general criticism of Putin’s policy in Chechnya, opinion among the Russian public split into two camps. Some revile against military actions in Chechnya, demanding a halt to the bloody fight and the withdrawal of troops. Others believe that measures taken to defend the government’s position in the conflict are not tough enough and that President Vladimir Putin must show more decisive actions in fighting terrorism domestically and abroad.GERMANY, AZERBAIJAN’S POLITICAL ALLY IN EUROPE?
By Gulnara Ismailova (9/22/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Diplomatic relations between Germany and Azerbaijan were in February 1992, and a Germany Embassy in Baku soon opened. Unlike most European countries, Germany actively cooperates with Azerbaijan at the governmental level and the two countries have developed good relations. Through the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Germany supports some enterprises and state structures in Azerbaijan.RUSSIA URGES KAZAKHSTAN TO FIGHT “INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM”
By Marat Yermukanov (9/22/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kazakhstan’s ability to react promptly to everything which happens in Russia surprises observers and irritates homegrown nationalists. Speaking at the joint session of Parliament immediately after two simultaneous plane crashes in Russia, President Nursultan Nazarbayev on September 1 called on the power-wielding bodies and security services to heighten security measures. The day, by irony, coincided with the hostage taking in the small Russian town of Beslan, apparently perpetrated by Chechen and other terrorists.TURKMENISTAN: THE XIIth ANNIVERSARY OF NIYAZOV’S PRESIDENCY
By Chemen Durdiyeva (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Saparmyrat Ataevich Niyazov was officially elected as the first President of Turkmenistan in June 21, 1992 and has been in office ever since. At the session of Khalk Maslahaty (People’s Council), the highest body of popular representation, Niyazov was reelected as life-term President in 1999, and subsequent constitutional amendments were adopted to eternalize his presidential term. The People’s Council, under the chairmanship of Mr.Visit also
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.