Field Reports
KYRGYZSTAN’S KUMTOR GOLD—IS IT WORTH THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK?
By Maria Utyaganova, International Relations, American University in Kyrgyzstan (7/5/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In July 1996, the Kumtor Gold Company, a joint venture formed by Comeco with its head office located in Saskatekewan, Canada and the government of Kyrgyzstan, began mining ore at the Kumtor deposit. Cameco Corporation is the world’s largest private sector uranium company and a growing gold producer that is by far the largest foreign investor in the Kyrgyzstan’s economy. The anticipated quantity from its mineable reserves is 18-19 tons per year.
MILITARY MUSIC VIDEOS AS UZBEK POP PROPAGANDA
By Chris Aslan (7/5/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Uzbek television news has not changed that much since the Soviet days. Although rampant nationalism has replaced references to the Great Union of Soviets, there are still the same stories about new government buildings being opened, and shots of happy workers in the fields. However, Uzbek television can be startlingly revealing of the current political climate in its news bulletins, as well as its entertainment programs.
WOMEN’S SAVINGS PARTIES IN UZBEKISTAN
By Chris Aslan, development worker in Khiva (7/19/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The concept of saving money in a Uzbek bank is complete anathema. Uzbek national banks are as corrupt as the rest of the business world and most people will go to any length to keep their money out of them. Better to bribe your boss into giving your wages in cash, than trying to bribe the bank into releasing even a fraction of your wages.
KYRGYZ LEADERS AND OPPOSITION MEET AT "CIVIL CONSENT" ROUND-TABLE
By Nurgiza Toktogulova, student of International Relations Department, American University in Kyrgyzsta (7/19/2000 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The most important event of June 2000 in Kyrgyz was the long-waited round-table meeting of representatives from the government, political parties and NGOs held on June 8-12. The main goal of the meeting called "Civil Consent –Basis of Stable Development in Kyrgyzstan," that included the participation of President Askar Akaev and Prime Minister Muraliev, was to bring together state authorities and opposition members in an open discussion. Over 200 speeches concerning the mass media, the role of political parties and NGOs in the political system, human rights, and priorities of democratic development were delivered.
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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.