Field Reports
AZERI SYNDROME OF MONARCHISM IN KAZAKHSTAN?
By Karim Sayid (11/19/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a general context, the transformation of a public association into a political party is not an unexpected development. That is the route almost routinely followed by many political forces striving to ascend the power. But the sudden twist in the development of “Asar” gives rich food for speculation for at least two reasons.LEADING WESTERN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LEND MONEY TO BTC PIPELINE
By Fariz Ismailzade (11/19/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
\"The EBRD financing will be used for portions of the pipeline in Azerbaijan and Georgia; Part of the EBRD loan for BTC will help the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) fund its 25 per cent stake in the pipeline\", said the bank\'s press release on November 11. Along with BP and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), other pipeline sponsors are TPAO (Turkey), Statoil (Norway), Unocal (USA), Itochu (Japan), Amerada Hess (USA), Eni (Italy), TOTAL (France), INPEX (Japan) and ConocoPhillips (USA). Ex-President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev last year signed a decree on allocating money from the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan to finance the SOCAR\'s share in the pipeline.UZBEKISTAN’S MAHALLA – A DEMOCRATIC TOOL FOR AUTHORITARIAN RULE?
By Botagoz Kassymbekova (11/19/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
With the proclamation on February 7th 2003 this year by the Cabinet of Ministers as \"The Year of the Mahalla,\" the government of Uzbekistan incorporated Uzbekistani communal structure, which has also been called the basis for civil society in the country by many international observers, into the official state discourse. Furthermore, with the demonstration of the Erk opposition party on October 15th 2003, the government had to uphold at least some appearances of efforts towards democracy. Thus, the elections of oqsoqol (elders) of mahallas during November and December this year will inaugurate about 10 000 oqsoqols to be chosen by the members of these mahallas.MEDIA COUNCIL: OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME, LOSS FOR OTHERS
By Aisha Aslanbekova (11/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Media Council, which was first proposed by President Askar Akaev at a public gathering this summer and announced on September 13, consists of six journalists and three well-known public figures. Its clause says: “The Media council is a voluntary corporate body created for the purpose of regulating the work of the mass media”. The council, which is described as a regulatory body, aims to deal with the press disputes and to arbitrate in conflicts involving media.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.