Field Reports
Tajik Opposition Parties Nominate Female Candidate President
By Alexander Sodiqov (the 18/09/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On September 9, the Alliance of Reformist Forces of Tajikistan (ARFT) announced that its members will support a unified candidate during the presidential elections set for November 6, 2013. The Alliance includes the country’s two leading opposition parties, the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) and Social-Democratic Party (SDPT), as well as a number of non-governmental organizations and prominent individuals. During the upcoming elections, these diverse political forces will rally behind Oynihol Bobonazarova, a 65-year old woman lawyer and human rights activist, not currently associated with any political party.
Bishkek Hosts The 2013 SCO Summit
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (the 18/09/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst
On September 13, 2013, a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) took place in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyzstan. The leaders of Russia, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Mongolia, as well as delegations from India and Pakistan, both of which have observer status in the SCO, attended the summit and outlined their positions on a number of geopolitical issues. The joint positions of the participants were reflected in the so-called "Bishkek Declaration."
Vladimir Putin Visits Baku
By Mina Muradova (the 04/09/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In mid-August, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin paid his first visit to Baku after resuming his presidency. No significant political declarations were made, but observers considered the visit to be a gesture aimed at dismissing speculations that the Kremlin is supporting an opposition candidate with Russian citizenship in Azerbaijan’s presidential elections, scheduled for October. The visit was intended to demonstrate that bilateral relations between the two countries are developing, even in the face of recent setbacks.
Traffic Accident Sparks Tensions between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (the 04/09/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On August 26, 2013, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to official Tashkent regarding a traffic accident involving Uzbek high ranking diplomats that, according to the reports, led to a scuffle.
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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.