Field Reports
KAZAKH-LANGUAGE JOURNALISTS FEEL SIDELINED BY EURASIAN MEDIA FORUM
By Marat Yermukanov (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
It has long been noted by grumbling home critics, that the officials in Kazakhstan have an inherent obsession for various international conferences and summit meetings, intended primarily to boost the image of the country. There is a great deal of truth in that. The public of Kazakhstan is growing weary of these widely publicized events which often have not the slightest bearing on daily needs of ordinary people.RAINS RISK ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Aijan Baltabaeva (5/7/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The incident took place on April 20 at 3.45PM. The landslide volume was 1,5 million cubic meters.STREAMLINING SOCIAL SECURITY IN KAZAKHSTAN
By Marat Yermukanov (4/23/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a recent televised annual message to the nation, president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined, in general terms, social security measures to be implemented in coming months. In his words, the present level of economic development provides a solid basis for an increase of minimum pension from the current 5000 tenge ($33) to 5500 tenge ($36), while the average pension is expected to increase to 8000 tenge ($53). It was announced, in the same breath, that the minimum of salary will rise by 32% to 6600 tenge ($44) in the year 2004.AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS INTENTION TO JOIN NATO
By Fariz Ismailzade (4/23/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
\"We have been doing this work since 1994, but never made much noise about this\", said the president, referring to Azerbaijan\'s efforts to join the alliance. In the past, he seldom addressed this issue personally. In 1999, presidential advisor Vafa Guluzadeh was the first to introduce the idea of inviting NATO military bases into Azerbaijan.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.