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Policy Memo: Revisiting Islamism: A Factor for Democratization in Central Asia?

This memo hopes to revisit the old Islamism/democratization paradigm in Central Asia and to provide some new avenues for debate. It sets out from three hypotheses: Generational changes underway in…

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Policy Memo: Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance

As the drawdown of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan has accelerated in preparation for the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2014, media attention has come to focus on…

Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance

As the drawdown of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan has accelerated in preparation for the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2014, media attention has come to focus on…

Spinning the Spillover: Why NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Does Not Pose a Threat to Central Asia

As the war in Afghanistan winds down, the United States is at a turning point in fashioning policy toward Central Asia. If the 10 years beginning in 1991 focused broadly…

Food Security in Central Asia: A Public Policy Challenge

Central Asian public policies often tend to assert that an increase of GDP mechanically ensures better food security. This is a problematic assumption, however, as food security mainly affects pauperized…

States of Protest in Central Asia

The nature of violent protest in Central Asia exhibits variation both in form and state response. In Kazakhstan, violent protest is rare and economically oriented, and it elicits accommodationist state…

Revisiting Islamism: A Factor for Democratization in Central Asia?

This memo hopes to revisit the old Islamism/democratization paradigm in Central Asia and to provide some new avenues for debate. It sets out from three hypotheses: Generational changes underway in…

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“Friday-the-13th” SCO Summit in Central Asia: Focus on Syria and Afghanistan

The 2013 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization once again revealed the member-states do a better job at developing a common rhetoric on international politics than agreeing amongst themelsves on…

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In Visit to Central Asia Chinese President Shows Off “Silk Road Economic Belt”

In a speech at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan on September 5, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his vision of a “Silk Road economic belt” that would further integrate Central…

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Race for Rare Earths in Central Asia

Whereas China has decided to reduce significantly its exports of Rare earths metals, the consumer countries, mainly Japan, South Korea, the United States and Germany, are looking for alternative partners,…

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Policy Memo: Revisiting Islamism: A Factor for Democratization in Central Asia?

Policy Memo: Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance

Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance

Spinning the Spillover: Why NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Does Not Pose a Threat to Central Asia

Food Security in Central Asia: A Public Policy Challenge

States of Protest in Central Asia

Revisiting Islamism: A Factor for Democratization in Central Asia?

“Friday-the-13th” SCO Summit in Central Asia: Focus on Syria and Afghanistan

In Visit to Central Asia Chinese President Shows Off “Silk Road Economic Belt”

Race for Rare Earths in Central Asia