Category: Publications

Discussing Eurasianism and Eurasian Integration within the Azerbaijani Context

Voices From Central Asia No. 7, October 2012 By Farhad Aliyev Azerbaijan has long positioned itself as reluctant to see the revival of Russian influence in Eurasia. The role of Russia as… Continue reading Discussing Eurasianism and Eurasian Integration within the Azerbaijani Context

Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 5, October 2012 By Michael Denison One of the coordinates structuring geopolitics in Central Asia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been competition for development of the… Continue reading Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

Landlocked Assertiveness: Mongolia’s Restructured Realism in a More Complex World

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 4, October 2012 By Mathieu Boulègue With a 17.3 percent growth rate recorded in 2011, Mongolia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The Mongolian… Continue reading Landlocked Assertiveness: Mongolia’s Restructured Realism in a More Complex World

Уроки Жанаозеня: развитие диалога между бизнесом, государством и обществом

Голоса Центральной Азии Выпуск № 6,сентябрь 2012 года Айтолкын Курманова Серия публикаций «Голоса Центральной Азии» предоставляет площадку для экспертов из Центральной Азии, Афганистана, Азербайджана и Монголии. Мнение местных экспертов часто не учитывается… Continue reading Уроки Жанаозеня: развитие диалога между бизнесом, государством и обществом

Lessons from Zhanaozen: Bringing Business, Government and Society Together

Voices From Central Asia No. 6, September 2012 By Aitolkyn Kourmanova Kazakhstan’s oil regions are suffering from various socioeconomic problems despite significant government and private spending. The Zhanaozen riots demonstrated that Kazakh… Continue reading Lessons from Zhanaozen: Bringing Business, Government and Society Together

The Development Space(s) of Non-OECD Aid Donors in Southern Eurasia: A Look at the Islamic Development Bank

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 3, September 2012 By Bruno De Cordier With more than sixty percent of the IBD’s capital shares held by Gulf and other Arab economies, the bank is primarily… Continue reading The Development Space(s) of Non-OECD Aid Donors in Southern Eurasia: A Look at the Islamic Development Bank

Kazakhstan’s ‘Resource Nationalism’: Its Sources and Motives

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 2, September 2012 By Robert M. Cutler Kazakhstan’s ‘resource nationalism’ is learned behavior arising from twenty years of experience of independence. Successful administrative and financial reforms from… Continue reading Kazakhstan’s ‘Resource Nationalism’: Its Sources and Motives

The Growing U.S. Military Involvement in Central Asia and Its Impact on U.S.-Central Asia Relations

Voices From Central Asia No. 5, August 2012 Sultan Akimbekov, Director of the Institute for Asian Studies, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Zakir Chotaev, Assistant Director, Central Asian Research Center, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek,… Continue reading The Growing U.S. Military Involvement in Central Asia and Its Impact on U.S.-Central Asia Relations

The Hidden War Against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan

Voices From Central Asia No. 4, August 2012 By Sima Samar Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world, and one in four children who succumb before the age… Continue reading The Hidden War Against Women: Health Care in Afghanistan

EU Central Asia Policy: Steady as She Goes

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 4, August 2012 By Jos Boonstra Over the last five years the European Union has built relations with the Central Asian region by opening EU Delegations, increasing political interaction,… Continue reading EU Central Asia Policy: Steady as She Goes

Rare Earth Metals in Central Asia and Mongolia: A Promising but Paradoxical Agenda

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 1, August 2012 By Sebastien Peyrouse Japan, Germany, South Korea and the United States are eyeing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia in the hopes of circumventing China’s growing economic… Continue reading Rare Earth Metals in Central Asia and Mongolia: A Promising but Paradoxical Agenda

Избирательное участие: будущая роль России в Центральной Азии

Аналитический обзор по Центральной Азии Выпуск 3, июль 2012 Анна Матвеева Основные моменты: На внутреннюю политику России оказывает влияние общественная дискуссия по поводу притоков наркотиков и преступности из Центральной Азию, против… Continue reading Избирательное участие: будущая роль России в Центральной Азии

Factoring Mongolia’s non-Membership In the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Voices From Central Asia No. 3, July 2012 By Mendee Jargalsaikhan In past two decades Mongolia has integrated with North-east Asia more than with Central Asia. Mongolia does not need more integration… Continue reading Factoring Mongolia’s non-Membership In the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Voices From Central Asia No. 2, July 2012 By Fuad Aliyev Kazakhstan is the most welcoming towards Islamic finance in the region, and plans to become a regional hub linking Central Asia… Continue reading The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Selective Engagement: Russia’s Future Role in Central Asia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 3, July 2012 By Anna Matveeva Russian domestic agenda is influenced by the discourse on drugs and crime due to migrants from Central Asia and urges to contain them.… Continue reading Selective Engagement: Russia’s Future Role in Central Asia

Обсуждение стратегии «Нового Шелкового пути» в Центральной Азии

Экспертный форум по Центральной Азии Выпуск 2, июнь 2012 Эксперты: Джеффри Пайатт, первый заместитель помощника государственного секретаря по Южной и Центральной Азии Микаэла Прокоп, эксперт по политической экономике, специализирующийся на вопросах… Continue reading Обсуждение стратегии «Нового Шелкового пути» в Центральной Азии

Кибербезопасность в Центральной Азии: реальные угрозы, ложные предлоги?

Аналитический обзор по Центральной Азии No. 2, июнь 2012 Марлен Ларюэль Основные моменты: Казахстан все чаще подвергается повседневным атакам на безопасность киберпространства В Центральной Азии обеспечение кибербезопасности, главным образом, важно для объектов энергетической… Continue reading Кибербезопасность в Центральной Азии: реальные угрозы, ложные предлоги?

Finally A New Era in NATO-Mongolia Relations

Voices From Central Asia No. 1, June 2012 By Mendee Jargalsaikhan The implementation of the first Individual Partnership and Cooperation Program is a noticeable acknowledgement of Mongolia’s sustained commitment toward democratization and international peace… Continue reading Finally A New Era in NATO-Mongolia Relations

Discussing the ‘New Silk Road’ Strategy in Central Asia

Central Asia Policy Forum No. 2, June 2012 Featuring Geoffrey PYATT, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Michaela PROKOP, political economist focusing on regional economic cooperation issues, Gael RABALLAND, PhD in… Continue reading Discussing the ‘New Silk Road’ Strategy in Central Asia