Field Reports
KAZAKH-LANGUAGE JOURNALISTS FEEL SIDELINED BY EURASIAN MEDIA FORUM
By Marat Yermukanov (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
It has long been noted by grumbling home critics, that the officials in Kazakhstan have an inherent obsession for various international conferences and summit meetings, intended primarily to boost the image of the country. There is a great deal of truth in that. The public of Kazakhstan is growing weary of these widely publicized events which often have not the slightest bearing on daily needs of ordinary people.RAINS RISK ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Aijan Baltabaeva (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The incident took place on April 20 at 3.45PM. The landslide volume was 1,5 million cubic meters.STREAMLINING SOCIAL SECURITY IN KAZAKHSTAN
By Marat Yermukanov (4/23/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a recent televised annual message to the nation, president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined, in general terms, social security measures to be implemented in coming months. In his words, the present level of economic development provides a solid basis for an increase of minimum pension from the current 5000 tenge ($33) to 5500 tenge ($36), while the average pension is expected to increase to 8000 tenge ($53). It was announced, in the same breath, that the minimum of salary will rise by 32% to 6600 tenge ($44) in the year 2004.AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS INTENTION TO JOIN NATO
By Fariz Ismailzade (4/23/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
\"We have been doing this work since 1994, but never made much noise about this\", said the president, referring to Azerbaijan\'s efforts to join the alliance. In the past, he seldom addressed this issue personally. In 1999, presidential advisor Vafa Guluzadeh was the first to introduce the idea of inviting NATO military bases into Azerbaijan.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.