Field Reports
KYRGYZSTAN: PEOPLE TO COMMEMORATE AKSY EVENT
By Sheride Sharufii (3/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The opinions about this event are different, however opposition members claim that it shows that the Kyrgyz people are ready to fight for Democracy. People that gathered there once again hoped that President Askar Akaev would arrive, but neither he nor any high-ranking officials participated at the mourning processions, even though the President and the parliament received an official invitation a week in advance. Mourners were frustrated with the ignorance, and felt the had President refused to fulfill his civil, Muslim and Human duty.IRAQ WAR AND KAZAKHSTAN’S SECURITY CONCERNS
By Marat Yermukanov (3/26/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Long before the hostilities in Iraq began, the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan has reiterated on numerous occasions “the urgent necessity” to tighten border security on the Caspian Sea. At the same time the ruling elite was overcautious not to arouse the distrust of the other nations on the Caspian, who, on an official level, spoke out for the demilitarization of the region.It seems the war actions in Iraq now provide a good pretext for Kazakhstan to expand its military presence in the Caspian, were the big oil has lured too many rivals.
IS KYRGYZSTAN BETTER OFF?
By Aisha Aslanbekova (5/8/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In 2001 Kyrgyzstan achieved growth in key macroeconomic indicators. According to the statistical information, last year there was an increase in the country\'s GDP, inflation dropped, local currency kept a relatively firm exchange rate against the US dollar and there was a rise in real household incomes. Although Kyrgyzstan enjoyed macroeconomic growth and financial stability, this proved to be insufficient to bring any real changes to the people\'s lives and no progress has been noticed in terms of the improvement of the living standard of the population.THE SPOILS OF WAR: GENEROUS DONORS FLOCK TO UZBEKISTAN
By Rustam Mukhamedov (5/8/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami conducted an official visit to Uzbekistan on April 26, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry\'s press service reports. Khatami and Uzbek President Islam Karimov are scheduled to address bilateral cooperation as well as regional security and stability. An inter-governmental transport agreement will be signed during the visit.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.