Azerbaijan Invests in Upgrading Its Transport Infrastructure
By John C.K. Daly (02/18/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The Caucasian post-Soviet nations, led by oil-rich Azerbaijan, are expanding their rail, road and air networks to attract rising Eurasian trade....
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CACI Analyst, February 18, 2015 (.pdf) Contents Analytical Articles GYUMRI MURDERS THREATEN TO DISRUPT ARMENIA’S RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, by Eduard Abrahamyan SANCTIONS, ENERGY PRICES, AND RUBLE...
View ArticleForeign Ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Discuss Energy and...
By Tavus Rejepova (03/04/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan's, Turkey's, and Turkmenistan's Ministers of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Rashid Meredov gathered in...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, March 3, 2015
CACI Analyst, March 4, 2015 (.pdf) Contents Analytical Articles KAZAKHSTAN AND THE EEU, by Dmitry Shlapentokh U.S. NEW SILK ROAD INITIATIVE NEEDS URGENT RENEWAL, by Richard Weitz IS “TURKISH STREAM”...
View ArticleArmenia to Participate in Baku 2015 European Games
By Mina Muradova (03/18/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The mediators in peace talks over a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have welcomed Armenia’s decision to participate in the first-ever...
View ArticleAzerbaijan and Kazakhstan Face Tough Economic Decisions amid Decreasing Oil...
By Nurzhan Zhambekov (04/01/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan face a tough year as oil prices plummet. A dramatic shift has occurred in the international oil market in recent...
View ArticleAzerbaijan and the Iran Agreement
By Mina Muradova (04/15/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) While it is too early to anticipate whether the April framework agreement between Iran and the six world powers will lead to a permanent deal,...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Demoted to EITI Candidate
By Mina Muradova (04/29/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) In mid-April, Azerbaijan was sanctioned by the International Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) meeting in...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Cracks Down on Activists Ahead of European Games
By Mina Muradova (05/13/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) The Olympic torch has been lit in Azerbaijan and started a journey through 60 cities and regions of the country. In one month, Azerbaijan will...
View ArticleAzerbaijani Diplomat under Attack after Commenting Baku Fire
By Mina Muradova (06/10/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) An internal investigation in Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has erupted in a scandal over the comments of a diplomat who publicly criticized the...
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 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, 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, 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 ArticleAzerbaijan and the EU
By Natalia Konarzewska (06/24/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev made a last-minute decision not to attend the European Union’s May 21–22 Eastern Partnership (EaP)...
View ArticleAGRI's progress advances Brussels' and Baku's energy agendas
By Micha’el Tanchum (08/07/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) On June 24, 2015, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania signed a declaration committing to advance the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector...
View ArticleBaku cracks down on alternative media after concluding European games
By Mina Muradova (08/07/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) After 17 days of competition, the first European Games have ended in Baku. Yet the crackdown on dissenting voices continues in Azerbaijan. The...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, July 8, 2015
CACI Analyst, July 8, 2015 ContentsAnalytical ArticlesTHE UZBEK-TAJIK DÉTENTE: CAN IT LAST?, by George VoloshinAGRI’S PROGRESS ADVANCES BRUSSELS’ AND BAKU’S ENERGY AGENDAS, by Micha’el...
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