Kazakhstan to Reform Its Cultural Sector
By Rafis Abazov and Andrey Khazbulatov (05/13/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) In his presidential election campaign, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev pledged special attention to cultural...
View ArticleElection Year in the Eurasian Union and the EU's External Action Policies
By Gaël Chataignère (05/27/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) EU policies toward the two junior members of the Eurasian Union are an indication of the EU’s struggle to balance its normative, geo-economic,...
View ArticleHanging in The Trade Balance: Is Free Trade a Curse for Kazakhstan?
By Sergei Gretsky (06/10/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) was presented as a vehicle for economic development of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia as a...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, April 1, 2015
CACI Analyst, April 1, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesIRAN, A NUCLEAR TREATY, AND ITS NEIGHBORS, by Stephen BlankTHE PROSPECTS OF IS IN AFGHANISTAN, by Sudha RamachandranAZERBAIJAN AND KAZAKHSTAN...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, April 29, 2015
CACI Analyst, April 29, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesRUSSIA'S REGULATION OF LABOR MIGRATION SET TO HURT CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIES, by Nurzhan ZhambekovMOSCOW CFE KILL THREATEN CAUCASUS STABILITY,...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 13, 2015
CACI Analyst, May 13, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesPAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN-INDIA COOPERATION, by Sudha RamachandranTURKEY, ARMENIA, AND THE POLITICS OF GENOCIDE RECOGNITION, by Emil...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 27, 2015
CACI Analyst, May 27, 2015 Contents Analytical ArticlesTHE SOUTHERN ENERGY CORRIDOR: A STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR THE U.S.?, by Mamuka TsereteliELECTION YEAR IN THE EURASIAN UNION AND THE EU'S EXTERNAL...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, June 10, 2015
CACI Analyst, June 10, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesHANGING IN THE TRADE BALANCE: IS FREE TRADE A CURSE FOR KAZAKHSTAN?, by Sergei GretskySHIFTING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARDS ALLIED SEPARATIST...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, June 24, 2015
CACI Analyst, June 24, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesEXISTING PARADIGMS FOR RESISTANCE IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS CHALLENGED BY KADYROV, ISIS, by Kevin Daniel LeahyFOOTBALL NATIONALISM AMONG IRAN’S...
View ArticleKazakhstan Completes WTO Negotiations
By Nurzhan Zhambekov (06/24/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Kazakhstan completed its accession negotiations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on June 10 and will join the WTO later in 2015. This...
View ArticleIran and the SCO: new opportunities, new challenges
By Richard Weitz (05/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Now that the UN Security Council has blessed the Iranian nuclear deal, Tehran’s chances of becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan denounces cooperation agreement with U.S.
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (19/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) On July 21, Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Tamar Sariev signed a government decree, unilaterally terminating the 1993 cooperation framework...
View ArticleKazakhstan's revival of the Silk Road Initiative: the challenges ahead
By Rafis Abazov October 8th, 2015, The CACI Analyst During his recent visit to China, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a series of trade agreements and Memorandums of Understanding...
View ArticleEconomic models of Eurasianism and the Eurasian Union: why the future is not...
By Vladimer Papava October 29, 2015, The CACI Analyst A new Russia-Kazakhstan regional project, named the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), was launched in 2015. Specifically, as of January 1, 2015,...
View ArticleKarachaganak and Kazakhstan's oil policy
By Najia Badykova November 16th, 2015, The CACI Analyst Last month, Kazakhstan’s energy minister announced that his ministry would not at present exercise its so-called pre-emption rights to purchase...
View ArticleInternationalizing Kazakhstan's education system: challenges ahead?
By Rafis Abazov November 28th, 2015, The CACI Analyst Kazakhstan’s Minister of Education recently hinted that the country’s ambitious program for internationalizing its higher education system may...
View ArticleThe EU and Central Asia: Developing Transport and Trade
By S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell December 10th, 2015, The CACI Analyst A number of initiatives have combined to make the development of continental transport and trade across the heartland...
View ArticleKazakhstan’s Bid for the UN Security Council
By Johan Engvall December 14th, 2015, The CACI Analyst Since independence, Kazakhstan’s foreign policy – and its multilateral relations in particular – has expressed a clear logic: to develop a role as...
View ArticleBuilding on Kerry's Central Asian tour
By Richard Weitz December 22nd, 2015, The CACI Analyst In early November, John Kerry made a long overdue trip to Central Asia, becoming the first Secretary of State to visit all five Central Asian...
View ArticleTAPI and India's energy diplomacy
By Sreemati Ganguli February 5th, 2016, The CACI Analyst The recent ground-breaking ceremony of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, was followed by several Indo-Russian...
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