CASA 1000 – High Voltage in Central Asia
By Franz J. Marty (03/04/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) CASA-1,000 envisages hydro-electricity exports from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Due to the security situation in...
View ArticleChina and Pakistan Prepare to Establish Economic Corridor
By Ghulam Ali (04/15/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Beijing and Islamabad have completed the groundwork for the implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A final decision with a...
View ArticlePakistan and Afghanistan-India Cooperation
By Sudha Ramachandran (05/13/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s recent overtures to Islamabad have contributed to a perception of him as pro-Pakistan. There is concern in...
View ArticleAfghanistan-Pakistan Intelligence Cooperation and the Prospect of Peace
By Sudha Ramachandran (06/10/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Pakistan and Afghanistan have signed a landmark deal providing for cooperation between their intelligence agencies. Jointly tackling...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, April 15, 2015
CACI Analyst, April 15, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesCHINA AND PAKISTAN PREPARE TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC CORRIDOR, by Ghulam AliDAGESTAN'S INSURGENTS SPLIT OVER LOYALTIES TO CAUCASUS EMIRATE AND IS,...
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, 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 ArticleUzbekistan concerned over SCO expansion
By Farkhod Tolipov (05/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its annual summit on June 9-10, 2015, in the Russian town of Ufa, which was an historical...
View ArticleChina pushes Pakistan to fight terrorism selectively
By Sudha Ramachandran (05/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) While China prods the Pakistani government to crack down on Uighur militants and their bases in North Waziristan, it ignores and even...
View ArticleWas the SCO summit in Ufa a breakthrough?
By Stephen Blank (19/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization took place on July 9-10 in Ufa, and ratified the expansion of membership to include...
View ArticleBeijing waivers on Afghanistan security commitment
By Richard Weitz (02/09/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) That China is as worried as Afghanistan’s other neighbors regarding how to sustain security in that country is evident in how Beijing has set...
View ArticleTurkmen state company to lead consortium for TAPI pipeline project
By Tavus Rejepova (02/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) On August 6, the participants of the 22nd Steering Committee meeting of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project...
View ArticleTAPI pipeline – is the Iran nuclear deal a threat or an opportunity?
By Rohullah Osmani September 18th, 2015, The CACI Analyst After several years of uncertainty, a hope for a breakthrough has emerged for a critical energy project in South-Central Asia. On August 6,...
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 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 ArticleThe China-Pakistan economic corridor and Baluchistan's insurgency
By Sudha Ramachandran January 18th, 2016, The CACI Analyst As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project gathers momentum, concern is mounting over the security situation in the restive Baluchistan...
View ArticleTAPI gas pipeline: are Sino-U.S. relations a zero-sum game?
By Rohullah Osmani January 21st, 2016, The CACI Analyst The groundbreaking ceremony of the US$10 billion natural gas pipeline project linking Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India (TAPI) took...
View ArticleRussia's new gambit: sharing intelligence with the Taliban
By Stephen Blank March 15th, 2016, The CACI Analyst For years, Moscow has fulminated against the Taliban as a terrorist force that represented a threat not only to Afghanistan’s security but also to...
View ArticleThe Pap-Angren Railway and Its Geoeconomic Implications for Central Asia
By Mirzohid Rahimov April 19th, 2016, The CACI Analyst Central Asian nations consider the development of alternative regional transport communications important aspects of their national economic and...
View ArticleThe IMU is extinct: what next for Central Asia's jihadis?
By Jacob Zenn May 3rd, 2016, The CACI Analyst For more than a decade after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the U.S., the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) was the “bogeyman” of Central Asian...
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