News Digest
KYRGYZ MPS MAKE CONSTITUTION DEAL
By empty (11/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The announcement follows a day of clashes between government and opposition supporters in Bishkek. Hundreds of troops are still on the streets, and rival demonstrations are set to carry on into the night. The violence, in which several people were injured, is the first in six days of protests by opposition supporters calling for the president to resign.TAJIKISTANI RULING PARTY EXPECTED TO RECEIVE NO LESS THAN 80% OF VOTES AT ELECTIONS
By empty (11/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Ruling Tajikistan People’s Democratic Party expected to receive no less than 80% of votes at the November 6 elections, the party presidium headquarters chief Muso Asozoda stated to a REGNUM correspondent. “Election campaigns of other political parties allowed them to take a part of votes from our party. It mainly concerns irresolute voters who were hesitating till the last moment.OIL-RICH FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC AZERBAIJAN EYES CLOSER TIES WITH NATO
By empty (11/8/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Azerbaijan\'s President Ilham Aliev told NATO on Wednesday that his oil- and gas-rich nation seeks closer ties with the Western alliance, saying the growing importance of energy supplies from the Caucasus region was bringing a \"new dimension\" to their relations. \"Today is probably the opening of a new stage in this relationship,\" Aliev said after talks at NATO headquarters. \"We think it\'s very important for our young country, but already a country with a growing potential, to be a true and reliable partner for NATO.PRESIDENTIAL POLLS IN TAJIKISTAN DECLARED VALID
By empty (11/6/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The presidential polls held in Tajikistan on Monday have been recognized valid, the Central Election Commission said. By 11.00 a.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.