Field Reports
THE CLOSURE OF “MOYA STOLITSA” AND FREEDOM OF PRESS IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Aisha Aslanbekova (7/2/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On June 13, the Editor-in-Chief of “Moya stolitsa” Aleksandr Kim publicly announced the closure of the newspaper due to bankruptcy. Earlier on May 22, the Pervomay Rayon Court in Bishkek had ordered an arrest of all copies of one of the editions, including the newspaper’s bank deposits and property. “Moya stolitsa” was explained that it lost a court case filed by Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Nikolay Tanaev, who claimed that one of the articles of the newspaper had defamed him.COUNCIL OF EUROPE GIVES AZERBAIJAN A LAST CHANCE
By Fariz Ismailzade (7/2/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The report prepared on this issue by Belgian PACE member Georges Clerfayt did not praise the work of the Azerbaijani government. The report stated that Azerbaijani government continues to hold “political prisoners” and does not show enough political will to solve this problem.Azerbaijan has accepted the obligation in front of the Council of Europe to release or re-consider the cases of political prisoners in the country.
KAZAKHSTAN RENEWS ITS ANTI-DRUG POLICY
By Marat Yermukanov (7/2/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
According to official figures, three percent of Kazakhstan’s population is addicted to drugs of all varieties, smuggled into the country from neighboring areas, especially Afghanistan. Since the beginning of the year, more than 47,950 residents of Kazakhstan, including 5,000 women, have been registered as regular drug users. Some start smoking hashish at the age of 13.CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION SET UP IN AZERBAIJAN
By Gulnara Ismailova (6/18/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
An extraordinary session of the Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan approved a CEC of 15 members by 87 voices for and one against. Before this event a lottery between representatives of four opposition parties took place with the purpose of identifying three candidates for the CEC. The Musavat, AMIP, Democratic and Liberal parties took part.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.