Field Reports
AZERI PUBLIC EXPRESSES ANGER OVER THE IDEA OF TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER OPENING
By Fariz Ismailzade (4/7/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Turkish-Armenian border has been closed since the collapse of the Soviet Union, due to Turkey\'s condemnation of the Armenian aggression on Azerbaijan and the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh. On numerous occasions, Turkish government officials have stated that Turkey would open the border with Armenia and establish full diplomatic relations with this country only after occupied Azerbaijani lands are liberated. Most recently, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during his visit to Azerbaijan in 2003, reiterated his commitment to this policy.KAZAKH BORDER TROOPS PUT ON ALERT AFTER UZBEK BLASTS
By Marat Yermukanov (4/7/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
It is not the first time that Kazakhstan demonstrates to the outside world and its citizens its capability to respond to any foreign terrorist attack. Officials believe that Kazakhstan is the only haven of peace and stability in Central Asia left intact by ethnic, religious strife in a turbulent surrounding. This idea is hammered home in various ways.AZERBAIJAN’S DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS WASHINGTON
By Narmina Rustamova (4/7/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Announcements about the visit and the specific dates were made only shortly before the occasion. These could reflect both an influence of the less pompous, technocratic approach to leadership by the younger president Ilham Aliyev – and efforts to avoid antagonizing the nervous Kremlin.During his one-week visit to the United States at the invitation of U.
LIVING WITH HIV IN KAZAKHSTAN
By Marat Yermukanov (3/24/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The spread of the deadly disease in Kazakhstan is widely acknowledged by authorities in national and local levels. Perhaps, the most alarming sign of the trend is the rising toll of the AIDS epidemic. In 2002, according to official sources, 2972 residents of Kazakhstan were reported to have contracted HIV.Visit also
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.