News Digest
TURKMENISTAN BANS FOREIGN PRESS IMPORTS
By empty (4/18/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Turkmen authorities have prohibited imports and circulation of foreign media printed matters. The ban is especially severe on the press in neighboring countries\' languages, diplomats said to Novosti over the telephone from Ashkhabad, Turkmen capital. The English-language Times of Central Asia, regional periodical published in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was extremely popular with nonresidents in Turkmenistan.KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST RETURN OF OUSTED PRESIDENT\'S DAUGHTER
By empty (4/18/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
About 300 demonstrators gathered in front of Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament on 15 April to protest the return of Bermet Akaeva, the daughter of former President Askar Akaev, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Demonstrators included members of the organizations Interbilim, KelKel, and Birge. Edil Baisalov, leader of the NGO coalition For Democracy and Civil Society, told protesters that \"Bermet Akaeva\'s arrival means that she feels that the former regime remains strong.ACTING KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT
By empty (4/18/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Acting President Kurmanbek Bakiev addressed Kyrgyzstan\'s parliament on 15 April, providing an overview of his government\'s recent actions and plans, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Bakiev noted that the government has approved a \"100-day economic plan\" prepared by Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov. Bakiev said that he will take action against arbitrary appointments, akipress.AZERBAIJANI JOURNALISTS OUTRAGED BY CHOICE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTER DIRECTOR
By empty (4/16/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Independent Azerbaijani journalists and opposition politicians reacted with consternation to the announcement that parliament deputy Ismail Omarov has been appointed to head the new public television broadcaster. In his previous post as editor in chief of political programs for Azerbaijani State Television, Omarov repeatedly engaged in harsh criticism of the political opposition. Azer Hesret, who heads a confederation of organizations representing Azerbaijani journalists, said the choice of Omarov demonstrates the Azerbaijani authorities\' contempt for the views of international organizations.Visit also
Staff Publications
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Greater Central Asia as A Component of U.S. Global Strategy, October 2024.
Analysis Laura Linderman, "Rising Stakes in Tbilisi as Elections Approach," Civil Georgia, September 7, 2024.
Analysis Mamuka Tsereteli, "U.S. Black Sea Strategy: The Georgian Connection", CEPA, February 9, 2024.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, ed., Türkiye's Return to Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 2024.
Book Svante E. Cornell, ed., "The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus" AFPC Press/Armin LEar, 2023.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr, Stepping up to the “Agency Challenge”: Central Asian Diplomacy in a Time of Troubles, July 2023.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.