Field Reports
WILL THE CONFLICT IN SOUTH OSSETIA PUSH KYRGYZSTAN INTO A PRO-RUSSIAN STANCE?
By Nurshat Ababakirov (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
As Georgia announced its intention to leave the CIS, its current chair, Kyrgyzstan, might well find itself expected to deviate from its habitual practice of maneuvering between the interests of Russia and the U.S.
PESHAWAR DISCUSSION ON PAK-U.S. RELATIONS AND REGIONAL MILITANCY
By Zahid Anwar (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A roundtable conference was organized by the Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, Pakistan on August 15, 2008, on “Pak-U.S.
ARMENIA FACES NEW SECURITY CHALLENGES AFTER THE AUGUST WAR IN GEORGIA
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (8/20/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The war between Russia and Georgia of August 8-13, 2008, has dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus, and one of its consequences are new security challenges for the states of the region. Armenia, the smallest and potentially one of the most vulnerable countries of the region faces the following new threats.
RUSSIA MAKES A BID TO ENHANCE ITS INFLUENCE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS USING ECONOMIC LEVERAGE
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (7/24/2008 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russia’s recent contacts with Azerbaijan and Turkey revealed Moscow’s intention to further increase its role as a player in the South Caucasus, and possibly, to help these countries and Armenia normalize their relations. The main question is whether Moscow will act on moving the main political obstacle, the unresolved problem of Nagorno Karabakh, from its deadlock.
Russia has launched a policy to further develop its presence and influence in the South Caucasus.
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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.