Field Reports
SOUTH OSSETIA JOURNAL, PART I: CONFLICT ZONE RESIDENTS BEGIN TO RETURN
By Theresa Freese (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
During the conflict, Georgian homes and schools were entirely destroyed or seriously damaged. Schools were direct targets. Now, winter is fast approaching and food and fuel is scarce.REACHING FOR THE MOON: KAZAKHSTAN LAUNCHES SPECTACULAR SPACE PROGRAM
By Marat Yermukanov (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Baikonur launch site is the object of dubious pride for Kazakhstan. Every time a Russian rocket is shot into space from Baikonur, Kazakh official media underlines that is blessed by god to have such a unique cosmodrome on its soil. But in reality everything indicates that the launch site belongs to Russia.THE GLOBAL FUND LAUNCHED A US$17 MILLION PROGRAM TO FIGHT AIDS IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Aziz Soltobaev (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
“It turned out that other donors began cutting their support before our operations had even begun. As a result, a two month financing gap appeared. Finally, we had to conduct negotiations with donors, particularly the Soros Foundation, to prolong project financing and come to a common understanding”, stated Country Project Manager Talgat Subanbaev.GUN FIRE IN DUSHANBE RESULTS IN HIGH PROFILE ARREST OF TAJIK DRUG CONTROL AGENCY DIRECTOR
By Justine Walker (8/25/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The government\'s handling of the arrest certainly indicates a strong desire for a very public arrest rather than a discreet detention. In the week leading up to his arrest, speculation was already mounting that events in Dushanbe were going to take an unexpected turn. Immediately prior to the arrest, General Mirzoev had been denied both permission to take annual leave or to leave the country on work-related matters.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.