Field Reports
POVERTY RISING IN ARMENIA AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (1/19/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The National Statistical Service of Armenia released the report “Armenia: Social Snapshot and Poverty”, which summarizes the data of a survey conducted on almost 8,000 households countrywide in 2009. All urban and rural communities were included in the sample.
COALITION GOVERNMENT FORMED IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Joldosh Osmonov (12/22/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The formation of a parliamentary majority coalition and establishment of a new government ended political uncertainty since the October 2010 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan. However, due to the deteriorating economic situation, including a huge state budget deficit and rising public discontent in the country, the fate of the newly-elected government seems predetermined.
On December 17, a new coalition government was formed and approved by the parliament.
RUSSIA DECLARES READINESS TO PROTECT THE TAJIK-AFGHAN BORDER
By Suhrob Majidov (12/22/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
During the international conference “Tajikistan and Russia-2010” in Dushanbe on December 9, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative Maksim Peshkov stated to journalists that Russian border guards are ready to return to protect the Tajik-Afghan border. The statement drew attention from both Tajik and Russian authorities and experts, as it seems that Tajikistan would rather receive Russian support in a different form.
Russian border guards left the Tajik-Afghan border in 2005, when an agreement on the withdrawal of Russian border troops was reached.
END OF 2010 SEES INCREASED INTEGRATION IN CIS AND CSTO
By Georgiy Voloshin (12/22/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On December 10, 2010, the Russian capital hosted two high-level gatherings at the same time – the summits of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The participating heads of state discussed the current state of economic integration as well as the future of their military cooperation aimed at strengthening collective defense capabilities after the June 2010 tumult in Kyrgyzstan.
One of the major outcomes of the CIS summit was the signing of a number of important documents, such as the Concept of a youth policy development strategy up to 2020, the Schedule of events for implementation of the concerted border policies, and the Joint Program of Action against terrorism, extremism, organized crime and drug trafficking.
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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.