Field Reports
KYRGYZSTAN - FIRST PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC IN CENTRAL ASIA?
By Nurshat Ababakirov (2/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
At the meeting of the Constitutional Council on December 21, President Kurmanbek Bakiev spoke about the need to determine the form of the government before proceeding to drafting a new constitution. Therefore, he suggested postponing constitutional reforms until 2009. Although the president expressed enthusiasm for reforms, many critics have pointed out the fact that his government has so far fallen short of bringing about the changes anticipated after the March revolution, when demonstrators stormed the Kyrgyz White House with the aim of dismantling the Akayev regime.ASTANA PLAYS AFGHAN GAMBIT TO ENSURE SECURE ENERGY SHIPMENT ROUTES
By Marat Yermukanov (2/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
It is not the first time that Kazakhstan pledges economic assistance to war-torn Afghanistan. From a geopolitical point of view, active cooperation with Kabul would be welcome for Astana as an important bridge to partnership with NATO and U.S.TEENAGE FIGHT SPARKS VIOLENCE BETWEEN DUNGAN AND KYRGYZ VILLAGERS
By Erica Marat (2/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
After the village administration refused to meet the protestors’ requests, hundreds of protestors began to throw stones at Dungan houses, where the Dungan teenagers involved the conflict with the Kyrgyz teenagers lived. The situation went out of control of the security forces when four Dungans from Tokmok city drove against the crowd and opened gunfire. Later, the police found grenades in the car.BIRD FLU PREPARATIONS IN GEORGIA
By Kakha Jibladze (1/25/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Although their response induced a near hysteria in the population, to date it appears the government is on top of all possible measures to insure the disease does not spread to Georgia. With the eyes of the world watching, how the government handles this potential crisis will be a test for the young administration.While the government’s reaction induced panic- news stations covered cases of avian flu in Turkey and gave up to the minute reports on the government’s response – it also insured that public awareness was high.
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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.