NORTH OSSETIA: JIHADIZATION IN THE MAKING?
By Emil Souleimanov (6/8/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On May 26, the beheaded body of Shamil Jikayev, a venerated Ossetian poet and dean of the Department of Ossetian Philology of the North Ossetian State University was found in a village near the republic’s capital city of Vladikavkaz. Three days later, in a fierce shootout with North Ossetian police forces, Jikayev’s alleged murderer, David Murashev, was shot dead.
MONGOLIA’S RARE EARTH RESERVES DRAW FOREIGN INVESTOR INTEREST
By John C.K. Daly (6/8/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
China’s announcement earlier this year that it would restrict the export of rare earths caused a wave of anxiety among manufacturers, as the elements are used in the construction of everything from iPhones to cruise missiles. China’s sole source for the rare earths is a mine complex in Inner Mongolia near Baotou city.
THE MAY PROTEST AND THE PROSPECTS OF POLITICAL NORMALIZATION IN GEORGIA
By Svante E. Cornell (6/8/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The suppression of violent demonstrations in Tbilisi on May 26 once again led to images being beamed out of a Georgia plagued by unrest and instability, complete with allegations of excessive use of force by the police. Meanwhile, bombings and other acts of sabotage with clear linkages to the Russian special services keep being reported.
ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO START DIALOGUE WITH RADICAL OPPOSITION
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (6/8/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Armenian government and the radical opposition Armenian National Congress have declared that they will engage in dialogue as some of the ANC’s demands have been satisfied. This improves Armenia’s chances of escaping destabilization despite its difficult situation due to the global economic crisis, rising food prices and the risk of spillover from events in the Middle East.
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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.