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MiPAL: Central Asia
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Department of State
- [current] U.S. Embassies to:
- [18 Nov 09] Remarks on the Occasion of the Launch of the Congressional Caucus on Central Asia
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [7 Oct 09] Silk Road Trade and Investment: New Pathways for U.S.-Central Asia Economic Ties
Remarks by William J. Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- [21 Sep 09] Turkmenistan Bilateral Meeting
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [30 July 09] Statement on the Presidential Election in Kyrgyzstan
Hugh Neighbour, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [28 May 09] Statement on Observation of the July 2009 Kyrgyzstan Election
Jeffrey VanDreal, Chargé d' Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [8 May 09] Remarks at the EU Summit "Southern Corridor - New Silk Road"
Richard Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy
- [20 April 09] U.S.-Tajikistan Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [16 April 09] Turkmenistan-U.S. Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [2 April 09] Statement on Law on Religion in Tajikistan
Kyle Scott, Chargé d' Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [12 Feb 09] Statement on New Legislation in Kazakhstan
Kyle Scott, Chargé d' Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [5 Feb 09] Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner
NOTE: Discusses possible closing of Manas Air Base at the beginning of the Q & A
- [22 Jan 09] Statement on Law on Religion in Kyrgyzstan
Kyle Scott, Chargé d' Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [22 Jan 09] Statement on Arrest of Journalist in Kazakhstan
Kyle Scott, Chargé d' Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [23 Dec 08] Press Statement: RFE/RL Broadcasts Cut from Kyrgyz National Television and Radio Network
- [20 Nov 08] Statement on Draft Law on Religion in Kyrgyzstan
Casey Christensen, Political Counselor to the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- [12 Nov 08] Media Note: U.S. and Kazakhstan Reach Milestone in Nonproliferation Cooperation
- [6 Nov 08] Response to Ambassador Morel
Julie Finley, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
NOTE: Discussion of U.S. and European Union involvement in Central Asia begins in the second half of the transcript
- [27 Oct 08] Press Statement: Uzbek Activists Sentenced
- [23 Oct 08] Statement on Uzbek Journalist and Human Rights Defender
Julie Finley, United States Mission to the OSCE, to the Permanent Council, Vienna
- [23 Oct 08] Statement on Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan
Julie Finley, United States Mission to the OSCE, to the Permanent Council, Vienna
- [17 Oct 08] Remarks to the Press in the Kyrgyz Republic
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [5 Oct 08] Remarks with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [5 Oct 08] Remarks En Route Astana, Kazakhstan
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [22 July 08] Kazakhstan and the 2010 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Chairmanship
Statement by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the Helsinki Commission
- [2 June 08] Remarks to the Press by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- [8 May 08] Statement on Religious Freedom in Kazakhstan
Statement by Ambassador Julie Finley, United States Mission to the OSCE, to the Permanent Council, Vienna
- [1 May 08] Kazakhstan: Confirmation Hearing Testimony
Statement of Richard E. Hoagland, Ambassador-Designate to Kazakhstan, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- [8 April 08] Central Asia: An Overview
Testimony of Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
- [2 April 08] Tajikistan and U.S. Relations
Remarks by Pamela Spratlen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia, at the Center for Strategic Studies
- [27 March 08] Transcript of a Press Conference by U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan Richard Norland
- [18 March 08] Press Conference on U.S.-Kyrgyz Relations
Pamela Spratlen, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [20 Dec 07] Press Statement: The Kyrgyz Republic's December 16 Parliamentary Elections
- [17 Dec 07] Interview with Navbahor Imamova of Voice of America
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [8 Dec 07] Press Conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
- [20 Nov 07] The U.S.-Kazakhstan Relationship
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at a Press Roundtable in Astana, Kazakhstan
- [30 Sep 07] Fact Sheet: U.S.-Kyrgyz Republic Cooperation Program for Combating Nuclear Smuggling
- [28 Sep 07] Media Note: U.S.-Kyrgyz Statement on Comprehensive Policy Dialogue
- [17 Sep 07] Turning the Page in U.S.-Turkmenistan Relations
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [6 Sep 07] The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Future of Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the Nixon Center
- [6 Sep 07] Statement on Kazakhstan's Parliamentary Elections
Julie Finley, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- [22 Aug 07] Fact Sheet: Third Meeting of the Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council
- [14 Aug 07] Turkmenistan and Its Emerging Opportunities
Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
- [19 July 07] Media Note: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher Hosts Regional Economic Integration Meeting
- [18 July 07] Growth in Central Asia
Remarks by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, at the South and Central Asia Regional Economic Integration Meeting
- [18 July 07] Regional Economic Integration
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Affairs, to the Third Annual Meeting of the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
- [26 June 07] Press Conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [11 June 07] Press Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [20 April 07] Kyrgyz Republic: Interference with Independent Media
Press Statement
- [18 April 07] Press Conference on the Multidimensional Relationship with Kyrgyzstan
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [17 April 07] United States and Kyrgyzstan: A Strong and Productive Partnership
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at Kyrgyz National University
- [13 April 07] Fifteen Years of U.S.-Tajik Relations: Look Toward the Future
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Tajikistan Center for Strategic Research Conference
- [22 March 07] South and Central Asia Regional Update
Foreign Press Center briefing by a Senior State Department Official
- [20 March 07] American Business and Government: Partners in Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association and the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce
- [16 Feb 07] Press Conference: Potential of Turkmenistan
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [6 Feb 07] Approach to Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
- [24 Dec 06] Remarks to the Press in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [13 Nov 06] The European Union Extends Sanctions to Uzbekistan
Press Statement
- [3 Oct 06] Address to the 10th Annual Conference of the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [23 Aug 06] Kazakhstan and the United States in a Changed World
Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [11 Aug 06] Remarks to the Press in the Kyrgyzstan
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Affairs
- [11 Aug 06] Remarks at the Opening of the Forensics Center of the Kyrgyz Police School
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Affairs
- [9 Aug 06] Press Conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South And Central Asia
- [17 July 06] South and Central Asia Update
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia
- [14 July 06] Joint Statement with the Kyrgyz Republic on Coalition Airbase
U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
- [13 June 06] Remarks at Electricity Beyond Borders: A Central Asia Power Sector Forum
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [18 May 06] Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Andijon Tragedy
Julie Finley, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- [16 May 06] Response to Mr. Rakhat Aliyev, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
Julie Finley, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- [12 May 06] One-Year Anniversary of the Andijon Tragedy
Press Statement
- [8 May 06] Media Opportunity Following Meeting With President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmonov
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [26 April 06] U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Balancing Priorities (Part II)
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [11 April 06] Interview With Azattyk Radio and State TV
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [11 April 06] Interview With NTS
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [8 April 06] Interview With Yevgeniy Gryunberg
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
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Politics & Government
- [current] Embassies to the U.S. from:
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- [current] Ak Zhol
Democratic Party of Kazakhstan
- [22 Oct 09] Bakiyev Reshapes the Kyrgyz Government to Suit his Interests
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [19 Oct 09] Turkmenistan: Still Waiting for the Second Step
Farid Tukhbatullin. Foreign Policy in Focus
- [Aug 09] The Kyrgyz Republic Presidential Elections: No Surprises but Few Opportunities for Democratisation
Nicolas de Pedro. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [2 April 09] Kyrgyz Opposition Searches for a Presidential Candidate
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [10 March 09] Nazarbayev Embarks on Foreign Intelligence Reform
Farkhad Sharip. Jamestown Foundation
- [March 09] Dismantling Totalitarianism? Turkmenistan under Berdimuhamedow
Slavomír Horák and Jan Šír. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [Jan 09] Status Update: Fulfillment of OSCE Commitments by Kazakhstan in Light of the Upcoming Chairmanship
Freedom House
- [09] Nations in Transit: 2009
Freedom House
- [21 Nov 08] Kyrgyz Opposition Splits, Seeks Alternative Ways to Fight Regime
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [20 Oct 08] Turkmenistan - Early Parliamentary Elections, 14 December 2008 - OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, 29 September - 1 October 2008
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- [Sep 08] Progress Review: Kazakhstan's OSCE Commitments on Democracy and Rule of Law in Light of Kazakhstan's Upcoming OSCE Chairmanship
Freedom House
- [Autumn 08] Normative Suasion and Political Change in Central Asia
Alexander Warkotsch. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
- [15 Aug 08] Kyrgyz NGOs Reject Government's Criticism
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [14 Aug 08] Kyrgyzstan: A Deceptive Calm
International Crisis Group
- [22 July 08] Religious Authorities in Kyrgyzstan Play Politics
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [25 June 08] Uzbekistan's Recent Gestures and Foreign Policy Formulation Problem
Farkhad Tolipov. Central Asia-Caucasus Instiute
- [25 June 08] Kyrgyz President, Opposition Mimic Russian Counterparts in Constructing Policies
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [10 June 08] Kazakhstan's Record on Human Rights, Democratization and Fulfilling its OSCE Chairmanship Commitments
Freedom House
- [May 08] Criminalization of the Kyrgyz State Before and After the Tulip Revolution
Erica Marat. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 08] Parliament and Political Parties in Kazakhstan
Anthony Clive Bowyer. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [10 April 08] Kyrgyzstan: The Challenge of Judicial Reform
International Crisis Group
- [20 Feb 08] The Changing Dynamics of State-Crime Relations in Kyrgyzstan
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [6 Feb 08] Address by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the People of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies Under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- [Feb 08] Big Business and High-Level Politics in Kazakhstan: An Everlasting Symbiosis?
Heidi Kjærnet, Dosym Satpaev, and Stina Torjesen. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [08] Nations in Transit 2008: Kazakhstan
Bhavna Dave. Freedom House
- [2 Oct 07] Statement by Vladimir Norov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- [26 Sep 07] Statement by Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, to the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- [25 Sep 07] Statement by Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- [Sep 07] Turkmenistan and Central Asia after Niyazov
Stephen J. Blank. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Spring 07] Color Evolution: NGOs and Oligraphs Unite for Change in Kyrgyzstan
Chris Doten. Al Nakhlah
- [12 Feb 07] Turkmenistan after Niyazov
International Crisis Group
- [9 Nov 06] Kyrgyzstan on the Edge
International Crisis Group
- [8 Nov 06] Tajikistan's Ghost Democracy
Joanna Lillis. openDemocracy
- [26 July 06] Presidential Elections in Tajikistan: Not a Struggle for Regime Survival
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [June 06] Clans, Authoritarian Rulers and Parliaments in Central Asia
S. Frederick Starr. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [20 June 06] Kyrgyz Politicians Risk Dependence on Organized Crime Sponsors
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [Summer 06] Fear of Democracy or Revolution: The Reaction to Andijon
Fiona Hill and Kevin Jones. The Washington Quarterly
- [Summer 06] Uzbekistan's State-Building Fatigue
Vitaly Naumkin. The Washington Quarterly
- [12 May 06] We Must Prepare for the Coming Crisis in Uzbekistan
Andrew Stroehlein. International Crisis Group
- [2 May 06] Akramia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [May 06] Will Kazakh Authorities Avoid Extremist Pitfalls?
Marat Yermukanov. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 06] The Phenomenology of 'Akromiya': Separating Facts from Fiction
Alisher Ilkhamov. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [24 March 06] The Tulip Revolution: Kyrgyzstan One Year After
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [22 March 06] Saving Central Asia from Uzbekistan
Chris Patten. International Crisis Group
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Regional Relations
- [14 Oct 09] Tajikistan Reacts to Increasing Unrest in Afghanistan
Dmitry Shlapentokh. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Oct 09] Central Asia's Growing Partnership with China
Sébastien Peyrouse. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [Oct 09] Economic Cooperation between South Korea and Kazakhstan
Lee Jae-Young. U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS
- [23 Sep 09] Pratibja Patil's Visit to Tajikistan: Enhancing Goodwill, Trust and Mutual Confidence
Meena Singh Roy. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
- [1 Sep 09] Turkmenistan's Initiatives Upset Caspian Balance
Fariz Ismailzade. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Sep 09] Russia in Central Asia: Old History, New Challenges?
Marlène Laruelle. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [Fall 09] Growing Pains
Richard Weitz. Journal of International Security Affairs
- [Fall 09] China's Laboratory
Stephen J. Blank. Journal of International Security Affairs
- [17 Aug 09] Pakistani, Afghan, and Iranian Factors of Influence on the Central Asian Region
Sergey Luzianin. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- [17 Aug 09] Prospects for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in Central Asia
Yuri Morozov. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- [1 July 09] Is Russia Stirring Unrest in Central Asia?
Nicklas Norling. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [18 June 09] Kazakhstan Poised to Step into the OSCE's Chairmanship
Vladimir Socor. Jamestown Foundation
- [18 June 09] Astana Steps Closer to Military Alliance with Moscow
Farkhad Sharip. Jamestown Foundation
- [11 June 09] Challenges to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in 2010
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for New Democracies
- [Summer 09] Russia, EU, NATO, and the Strengthening of the CSTO in Central Asia
Irina Ionela Pop. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
- [May/June 09] Why Does China Have No Business in Central Asia?
Martin C. Spechler. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [26 May 09] Nazarbayev Signals Kazakhstan's OSCE Priorities
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [6 May 09] Russia, Central Asia, and the Caspian: How Important is the Energy and Security Trade-off?
Martha Brill Olcott. James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
- [24 March 09] The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Andrew Scheineson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [3 March 09] Kant Air Base and Russia's Strategic Planning in Central Asia
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [Spring 09] How the West Was Won: China's Expansion into Central Asia
Henryk Szadziewski. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
- [Feb 09] Special Issue: Central Asian Perceptions of China
Marlene Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse, eds. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Jan 09] Kazakhstan and the South Caucasus Corridor in the Wake of the Georgia-Russia War
Nargis Kassenova. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [Jan 09] China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Nargis Kassenova. French Institute of International Relations
- [09] The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Partner for Stabilising Afghanistan?
Matthew Hall. Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College
- [09] China as a Neighbor: Central Asian Perspectives and Strategies
Marlène Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [10 Dec 08] Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Another Step Forward with CAREC
Johannes F. Linn. Brookings Institution
- [10 Dec 08] China's Recent Advances in Central Asia
Sébastien Peyrouse. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Dec 08] Japan's Silk Road Diplomacy: Paving the Road Ahead
Christopher Len, Uyama Tomohiko, and Hirose Tetsuya, eds. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [29 Oct 08] Is Russia Winning in Central Asia?
Martin C. Spechler and Dina R. Spechler. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [24 Oct 08] Western Inertia Fuels Russian Drive in Central Asia
Farkhad Sharip. Jamestown Foundation
- [Oct 08] Russia and Central Asia: From Disinterest to Eager Leadership
Jos Boonstra. EU-Russia Centre Review
NOTE: Available from the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior website
- [30 Sep 08] Nazarbayev Offers Medvedev Support
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [17 Sep 08] When Two Ends Meet: Japan's Growing Engagement in Kazakhstan
Nargis Kassenova. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [12 Sep 08] CSTO Summit Disappoints Moscow, Unites Central Asia
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [11 Sep 08] Russia's Central Asian Exercises with Kazakhstan Focus on Defending Energy Assets
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [5 Sep 08] Can Nazarbayev Help Kyrgyzstan Escape Moscow's Pressure?
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [2 Sep 08] Nazarbayev Plays Double Game on South Ossetia
Farkhad Sharip. Jamestown Foundation
- [Sep 08] Russian-Chinese Relations Through the Lens of the SCO
Stephen Aris. French Institute of International Relations
- [14 Aug 08] Conflict in South Ossetia Confuses Kyrgyz Government Ahead of CIS Summit
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [23 July 08] Is Russia Forging a New CIS Strategy?
Stephen Blank. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [23 July 08] Moscow's Efforts to Strengthen Grip on CSTO and CIS Seek Greater Ideological Unity
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [15 July 08] Medvedev Patiently Courting Central Asian Leaders
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [20 June 08] Trade and Transit Cooperation Increasing Between Uzbekistan and Iran
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [13 June 08] Central Asian Water and Russia
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [11 June 08] Russia "Boosts" Military Presence in Central Asia
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [5 June 08] Russian Admiral Goes to Kyrgyzstan to Strengthen Naval Cooperation
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [June 08] The Evolution of Russia's Central Asia Policy
Vladimir Paramonov and Aleksey Strokov. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [May 08] China's Central Asian Strategy and the Xinjiang Connection: Predicaments and Medicaments in a Contemporary Perspective
Yitzhak Shichor. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 08] China's Integration of Xinjiang with Central Asia: Securing a "Silk Road" to Great Power Status?
Michael Clarke. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 08] Russia and Central Asia: Bilateral Cooperation in the Defence Sector
Vladimir Paramonov and Oleg Stolpovski. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [May 08] Chinese Security Interests in Central Asia
Vladimir Paramonov and Oleg Stolpovski. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [April 08] Russia's Central Asia Policy and the Role of Russian Nationalism
Marlène Laruelle. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [March 08] Russia and Central Asia: Multilateral Security Cooperation
Vladimir Paramonov and Oleg Stolpovski. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [March 08] Central Asia: A Testing Ground for New Great-Power Relations
Geir Flikke and Julie Wilhelmsen. Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
- [6 Feb 08] Turkmen-Uzbek Rapproachment Reaches a New Phase in Ashgabat
Chemen Durdiyeva. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Feb 08] The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A Threat to American Interests in Central Asia?
Gene Germanovich. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Feb 08] Durability in China's Strategy toward Central Asia - Reasons for Optimism
Robert Sutter. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [29 Nov 07] Central Asia: A New Hub of Global Integration
Johannes F. Linn. Brookings Institution
- [Sep 07] Economic Aspects of Chinese-Central Asia Rapprochement
Sebastien Peyrouse. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [16 May 07] Flowing Downstream: The Sino-Kazakh Water Dispute
Sebastien Peyrouse. Jamestown Foundation
- [8 May 07] Economic Involvement of Russia and China in Central Asia
Vladimir Paramonov and Aleksey Strokov. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [March 07] Who's Afraid of the SCO?
Henry Plater-Zyberk. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
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Security & Defense
- [6 Oct 09] Kyrgyzstan's Role in Regional Security
Speech by Kadyrbek Sarbaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [15 Sep 09] Corruption in Kazakhstan's Airmobile Forces
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [1 Sep 09] CSTO: Collective Security or Collective Confusion?
Farkhod Tolipov. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [July 09] The Militarization of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
Maj (P) John A. Mowchan. Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College
- [16 June 09] Uzbekistan Quietly Stalling on CSTO Collective Forces
Vladimir Socor. Jamestown Foundation
- [Summer 09] Russia, EU, NATO, and the Strengthening of the CSTO in Central Asia
Irina Ionela Pop. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
- [May/June 09] The Militarization of the Caspian Sea: "Great Games" and "Small Games" Over the Caspian Fleets
Marlène Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [20 March 09] United Nations Press Release: Secretary-General Welcomes Entry into Force of Historic Treaty on Nulcear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia
- [25 Feb 09] Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests
Jim Nichol. Congressional Research Service
- [5 Feb 09] Kyrgyz Parliament Mulls US Air Base Closing Bill
Deirdre Tynan. International Relations and Security Network
- [Feb 09] Kazakhstan's Defense Policy: An Assessment of the Trends
Roger N. McDermott. Strategic Studies Institute
- [11 Dec 08] Central Asia Becomes a Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone
William C. Potter, Togzhan Kassenova, and Anya Loukianova. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [24 Nov 08] Security Cooperation between Western States and Russia over Central Asia/Afghanistan: The Changing Role of Uzbekistan
Roy Allison. Chatham House
- [24 Oct 08] Kazakhstan Withdraws Troops from Iraq
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [22 Sep 08] New CSTO Military Force Planned
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [18 July 08] Biological Threat Reduction in Central Asia
Togzhan Kassenova. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [17 June 08] Kazakhstan's Armed Forces Look for Western "Approval"
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [Summer 08] Battling Misperception: Challenges to U.S. Security Cooperation in Central Asia
Roger D. Kangas. Joint Force Quarterly
- [20 May 08] Kazakhstan Emerging as an Arms Exporter
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [13 May 08] Turkmenistan Stages Military Exercises
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [May 08] Rethinking Central Asia Security
Stephen Blank. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [6 March 08] Turkmen Leader Plans to Adopt New Military Doctrine
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [Aug 07] HIV/AIDS: Security Threat in Central Asia?
Svetlana Ancker. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 07] Kazakhstan's Security Interests and Their Implications for the U.S.-Kazakh Relationship
Olga Oliker. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 07] The New Nomads? The American Military Presence in Central Asia
Dan Burghart. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 07] Not Much of a Game: Security Dynamics in Central Asia
Michael Mihalka. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Feb 07] Changes in Uzbekistan's Military Policy after the Andijan Events
Rustam Burnashev and Irina Chernykh. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Feb 07] Soviet Military Legacy and Regional Security Cooperation in Central Asia
Erica Marat. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Feb 07] International Factors Stopping Security Sector Reform: The Uzbek Case
Peter K. Forster. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [18 Jan 07] Kyrgyzstan's Manas Airbase: A Key Asset in the War on Terrorism
John C.K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [Jan 07] Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes
Seth G. Jones, Olga Oliker, Peter Chalk, C. Christine Fair, Rollie Lal and James Dobbins. RAND Corporation
- [Jan 07] Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asia
Sergej Mahnovski, Kamil Akramov, and Theodore Karasik. RAND Corporation
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Other Reports
- [11 Nov 09] Whose Conditionality? The Failure of EU Sanctions on Uzbekistan
Andrea Schmitz. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [11 Nov 09] Migrants' Remittances Fare Better than Expected in Central Asia
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Nov 09] The Multiple Paradoxes of the Agriculture Issue in Central Asia
Sébastien Peyrouse. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [16 Oct 09] Uranium Tailings in Central Asia: The Case of the Kyrgyz Republic
Paula Humphrey. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Oct 09] Case Study on Aid Effectiveness in Tajikistan
Rustam Aminjanov, Matin Kholmatov, and Firuz Kataev. Brookings Institution
- [Oct 09] The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Central Asia and its Implications for EU Engagement
Nargis Kassenova. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [28 Sep 09] The Lasting Toll of Semipalatinsk's Nuclear Testing
Togzhan Kassenova. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [23 Sep 09] Drug-Trafficking in Central Asia
Sébastien Peyrouse. Institute for Security and Development Policy
- [23 Sep 09] The World Must Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Marat Tazhin. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [17 Sep 09] Kazakhstan's Contribution to the OSCE Economic Dimension
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for New Democracies
- [4 Sep 09] The OSCE Political-Military and Security Dimension
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for New Democracies
- [1 Sep 09] Implications of the Northern Distribution Network in Central Asia
Cornelius Graubner. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Fall 09] The Great Game, Round Three
Jeff M. Smith. Journal of International Security Affairs
- [Aug 09] The EU's Rule of Law Initiative in Central Asia
Rico Isaacs. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [6 July 09] Is Bakiyev a Reliable Partner?
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [6 July 09] Uighurs and China's Xinjiang Region
Preeti Bhattacharji. Council on Foreign Relations
- [1 July 09] Bakiyev Wins New Geopolitical Game Over Manas Base
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [July 09] The EU and Uzbekistan: Short-Term Interests versus Long-Term Engagement
Sukhrobjon Islmailov and Balazs Jarabik. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [July 09] Kazakhstan: Economic Transformation and Autocratic Power
Jürgen Wandel and Botagoz Kozbagarova. Mercatus Center, George Mason University
- [15 June 09] NATO Supply Lines in Afghanistan: The Search for Alternative Routes
Ryan Clarke and Khuram Iqbal. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- [June 09] Business and Trade Relationships between the EU and Central Asia
Sébastien Peyrouse. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [June 09] Central Asia and the Global Economic Crisis
Richard Pomfret. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [June 09] Asia's Overlooked Middle
Martha Brill Olcott. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [June 09] Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration in Central Asia
Stephen J. Blank. Strategic Studies Institute
- [May/June 09] Organized Crime in Central Asia: A Threat Assessment
Saltanat Berdikeeva. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [11 May 09] Kazakhstan: End of the Banking Boom
Annette Bohr. Chatham House
- [May 09] Labor Migration in Central Asia: Implications of the Global Economic Crisis
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [7 April 09] Uzbekistan Signs Transit Route Agreement
Roger McDermott. Jamestown Foundation
- [2 April 09] Kazakhstan's Strategic Significance
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for New Democracies
- [12 Feb 09] Tajikistan: On the Road to Failure
International Crisis Group
- [10 Feb 09] U.S.–Russia Relations after Manas: Do Not Push the Reset Button Yet
Ariel Cohen. Heritage Foundation
- [Feb 09] Geopolitics or Partnership? Central Asia Policy after the Russian-Georgian War
Stefan Meister and Alexander Rahr. German Council on Foreign Relations
- [Feb 09] Russia, China, and the United States in Central Asia: Prospects for Great Power Competititon and Cooperation in the Shadow of the Georgian Crisis
Elizabeth Wishnick. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Feb 09] Changing the Rules of the Game: The Use of Intelligence Liaison in Central Asia
Gustavo Diaz Matey and Antonio Alonso Marcos. Research Institute for European and American Studies
- [Feb 09] A New Direction for U.S. Policy in the Caspian Region
Martha Brill Olcott. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Feb 09] Saving Democracy Promotion from Short-Term U.S. Policy Interests in Central Asia
Sean Roberts. The Century Foundation
- [28 Jan 09] Financial Crisis Hits Uzbekistan
Umida Hashimova. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Jan 09] Facing the Challenges of Separatism: The EU, Central Asia and the Uyghur Issue
Sebastian Peyrouse. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [09] Great Powers and Regional Integration in Central Asia: A Local Perspective
Mario Esteban and Nicolás de Pedro, eds. Fundación Alternativas
- [12 Dec 08] Defending Human Rights and Promoting Democracy: Euro-Atlantic Approaches towards Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Joe Boonstra. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior
- [10 Dec 08] Currency Changes in Turkmenistan: Economic Reforms on the Way?
Rafis Abazov. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Dec 08] Republic of Tajikistan: Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes on the Following Topics, Banking Supervision, and Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency
International Monetary Fund
- [Nov/Dec 08] Turkmenistan's Foreign Policy
Richard Pomfret. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Nov/Dec 08] Foreign Policy in a Vulnerable State: Kyrgyzstan as Military Entrepot Between the Great Powers
Eugene Huskey. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Nov/Dec 08] Analyzing Turkmen Foreign Policy in the Berdymuhammedov Era
Luca Anceschi. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [26 Nov 08] Behind Uzbekistan's EAEC Suspension: The 6+3 Initiative
Gregory Gleason. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [12 Nov 08] Kazakhstan Challenged by World Financial Crisis
Marlène Laruelle . Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Nov 08] Uzbekistan Charts a New "Uzbek Path"
Gregory Gleason. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
- [29 Oct 08] Global Crisis Hits Local Communities in Central Asia
Rafis Abazov. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [Oct 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund
- [Oct 08] The EU Strategy for Central Asia at Year One
Neil Melvin and Jos Boonstra. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies
- [Sep 08] In Defense of Greater Central Asia
S. Frederick Starr. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [8 Aug 08] Kazakhstan Limits Freedom of Speech on the Internet
Farkhad Sharip. Jamestown Foundation
- [1 Aug 08] Central Asia's Water Problems Soar During Long Summer
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
- [9 July 08] Tajikistan: Progress and Problems at the Heart of Central Asia
Johannes F. Linn. Brookings Institution
- [July 08] Islam in Uzbekistan: Religious Education and State Ideology
Martha Brill Olcott and Diora Ziyaeva. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [July 08] Kazakhstan and the New International Politics of Eurasia
Richard Weitz. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [26 June 08] EU Strategy in Central Asia: One Year Later
Erica Marat. Jamestown Foundation
- [19 June 08] The Impending Water Crisis in Central Asia: An Immediate Threat
Johannes F. Linn. Brookings Institution
- [18 June 08] Uzbekistan: 'Muzzled Again'
Andrew Stroehlein. International Crisis Group
- [9 June 08] Uzbekistan's Farcical Media Freedom Conference
International Crisis Group
- [Summer 08] Geopolitics of Central Asia in the Context of the Iranian Factor
Guli Yuldasheva. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
- [Summer 08] Instability in the New Imperial Periphery: A Conceptual Perspective of the "Turbulent Frontiers" in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Khatchik Der Ghoukassian. Caucasian Review of International Affairs
[Summer 08] Globalization and Change in Central Asia
Center for Global Studies Review, George Mason University
- [14 May 08] EU Strategy on Central Asia: Realpolitik After All
Cornelius Graubner. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [May 08] Kazakhstan: Will "BRIC" be Spelled with a K?
Martha Brill Olcott. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 08] Reassessing the Fleeting Potential for U.S.-China Cooperation in Central Asia
Matthew Oresman. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [May 08] Engaging Central Asia: The European Union's New Strategy in the Heart of Eurasia
Neil J. Melvin, ed. Centre for European Policy Studies
- [May 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund
- [16 April 08] Labor Migration and its Potential Consequences for Central Asia
Kursad Aslan. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [April 08] Illicit Drug Trends in Central Asia
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- [March 08] Cleaning Up from the Past, Preserving the Future
Peter Waggit. International Atomic Energy Agency Bulletin
- [March 08] Kazakhstan's Emerging Middle Class
John C. K. Daly. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [Spring 08] The Strategic Importance of Central Asia: An American View
Stephen Blank. Parameters
- [14 Feb 08] Political Murder in Central Asia: No Time to End Uzbekistan's Isolation
International Crisis Group
- [Feb 08] How Financial Alchemy Engineered a Central Asian Credit Crunch
Maria Kielmas. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [Feb 08] Fiscal Policy for Growth and Development in Tajikistan
Martin Brownbridge and Sudharshan Canagarajah. World Bank
- [Jan 08] Republic of Uzbekistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund
- [Jan 08] National Ideology and State-Building in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Erica Marat. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [08] Kazakhstan and the World Economy: An Assessment of Kazakhstan's Trade Policy and Pending Accession to the WTO
Brian Hindley. European Centre for International Political Economy
- [08] Kazakhstan: The Road to Independence - Energy Policy and the Birth of a Nation
Ariel Cohen. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
- [Nov 07] Partners in Central Asia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- [Oct 07] European Union and Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership
General Secretariat, Council of the European Union
- [Oct 07] Turkmenistan: Slowly in the Right Direction
Henry Plater-Zyberk. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- [Fall 07] The Rise of Islamic Banking and Finance in Central Asia
Geoffrey F. Gresh. al Nakhlah
- [26 Sep 07] UNSCR 1540 Implementation in Kyrgyzstan: Towards a National Action Plan
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [22 Aug 07] Uzbekistan: Stagnation and Uncertainty
International Crisis Group
- [Aug 07] Central Asia - National Interests and Regional Prospects
Johannes F. Linn. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [13 June 07] Two Years After Andijan: Assessing the Past and Thinking Towards the Future
Olga Oliker. RAND Corporation
- [June 07] Reassessing Andijan: The Road to Restoring U.S.-Uzbek Relations
AbduMannob Polat. Jamestown Foundation
- [May 07] Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Modernization or a Cause of Politicization?
Martha Brill Olcott. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [April 07] A Face of Islam Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusuf
Martha Brill Olcott. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [7 March 07] Iran's Equities in the Turkmen Succession
Stephen Blank. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
- [March 07] U.S. Interests in Central Asia and the Challenges to Them
Stephen J. Blank. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Spring 07] Central Asia: At Last Europe May be Getting its Act Together
Hedi Wegener. Europe's World
- [Feb 07] Kazakhstan's Partnership with NATO: Strengths, Limits and Prognosis
Roger N. McDermott. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly
- [17 Jan 07] Advancing American Interest in Central Asia
Ariel Cohen. Heritage Foundation
- [Jan 07] The Curious Death of Turkmenbashi
John C. K. Daly. Jamestown Foundation
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