News Digest
SAAKASHVILI HAPPY U.S. DEFENDS GEORGIA\'S INTEGRITY
By empty (7/11/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said the main result of his recent U.S. visit was the unambiguous support for Georgia\'s territorial integrity voiced by U.BASAYEV\'S DEATH WILL NOT DRASTICALLY ALTER SITUATION IN CHECHNYA - RIGHTS ACTIVIST
By empty (7/11/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The killing of Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev will not trigger any dramatic changes in Chechnya, Memorial human rights center head Oleg Orlov told Interfax on Tuesday. \"The situation will not change drastically. But, given [Basayev\'s] role as a major organizer of the terrorist network, his elimination will create difficulties for those who have resisted federal forces with weapons in their hands,\" he said.SOUTH OSSETIAN OFFICIAL KILLED BY BOMB
By empty (7/10/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Oleg Alborov, secretary of the National Security Council of the unrecognized Republic of South Ossetia, was killed early on July 9 by a bomb that exploded as he opened the doors of his garage. South Ossetian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Chochiev blamed the killing on Georgia, suggesting that it is part of an attempt to destabilize the situation in South Ossetia in the run-up to the G8 summit in St. Petersburg.CHECHEN PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS RESISTANCE RANKS DWINDLE
By empty (7/10/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Ramzan Kadyrov told journalists in Gudermes on July 8 that Chechen resistance leaders Doku Umarov and Shamil Basayev have only a few dozen Chechen fighters under their command, together with some 60-70 foreign mercenaries, Russian media reported. Kadyrov contrasted that allegedly limited force with that of the 17,000 police under his own command, whom he characterized as \"excellently trained and experienced in combat action.\" He added that 30 resistance fighters surrendered earlier that day and a further 50 are \"preparing\" to do likewise.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.