News Digest
KAZAKH OPPOSITION MOVEMENT CALLS FOR REFERENDUM ON PRIVATE
By empty (5/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The leadership of the opposition Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan (DVK) movement told a press conference in Almaty on 5 May that the draft Land Code now before the upper house of the Kazakh parliament should be put to a national referendum. The new Land Code, drawn up and submitted to the parliament by the government, would introduce private ownership of agricultural land, and it has been the subject of impassioned debate among Kazakh politicians for several months. Many opposition figures argue that the privatization scheme envisioned by the government would favor the wealthy.NATO DELEGATION ARRIVES IN GEORGIA FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION
By empty (5/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A NATO delegation of four military experts arrived in Tbilisi on 5 May to conduct an inspection of Georgian military facilities and to review the state of Georgia\'s military reforms. The NATO delegation is to conduct the latest inspection in a series initiated in 1999 in accordance with the Georgian government\'s stated goal of eventually joining NATO. The 5-7 May inspection will review the course of military reform and help coordinate Georgian conformity to NATO standards.PRO-GOVERNMENT PARTY CALLS ON ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO HONOR CAMPAIGN PROMISE
By empty (5/6/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A prominent party aligned in the pro-government coalition urged Armenian President Robert Kocharian on 5 May to honor his campaign promises, according to Yerkir and RFE/RL\'s Yerevan bureau. The leadership of the pro-government Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) warned the president that it will withdraw its support if he fails to enforce the rule of law, to combat widespread \"injustice\" in the country, and to remove incompetent and corrupt officials. The ARF reminded Kocharian that it has \"supported the president in the hope that he will achieve those objectives.US WARNS OF POSSIBLE TERROR STRIKES IN KYRGYZSTAN
By empty (5/6/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The US State Department has warned that extreme Islamic groups may be planning terrorist attacks against US citzens or interests in Kyrgyzstan. In a public announcement, the department alerted Americans that radicals such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), which it described as \"a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda\" could be planning attacks. \"US citizens are urged to consider their safety and security before traveling to the Kyrgyz Republic,\" it said.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.