NEW GASOLINE SHORTAGES IN UZBEKISTAN
By Erkin Akhmadov (11/28/2012 issue of the CACI Analyst) Uzbekistan's capital and many districts are suffering from yet another fuel crisis. Fuel shortages have become a regular occurrence in...
View ArticleUzbekistan Without The CSTO
by Farkhod Tolipov (02/20/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On December 19, 2012, the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization adopted a decision according to which Uzbekistan de facto...
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View ArticleUzbekistan's Ban On Sale Of Foreign Banknotes Signals Upcoming Devaluation Of...
by Nargiza Majidova (03/06/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Starting from February 1, 2013, a ban on purchasing cash in foreign currency was introduced in Uzbekistan. From now on foreign currency...
View ArticleWill The U.S. And Uzbekistan Revisit Their Strategic Partnership
by Farkhod Tolipov (03/20/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On March 12, 2002, the U.S. and Uzbekistan signed a Declaration on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework. The USUSP (U.S.-Uzbekistan...
View ArticleCACI Analyst, May 29, 2013
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View ArticleAstana and Tashkent Become Strategic Partners
by Sergei Gretsky (07/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) The recent visit of Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Uzbekistan on June 13-14 was closely watched in the capitals of other Central...
View ArticleUzbekistan and Kazakhstan: Competitors, Strategic Partners or Eternal Friends?
by Farkhod Tolipov (the 08/07/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev made an official visit to Tashkent on June 13, 2013, which was expected to be a breakthrough in...
View ArticleTraffic Accident Sparks Tensions between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (the 04/09/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) On August 26, 2013, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to official Tashkent regarding a traffic accident involving Uzbek...
View ArticleNATO in Afghanistan – Paralysis as Policy?
By Richard Weitz (the 30/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) NATO’s inability to commit to a definite role in Afghanistan beyond 2014, along with perceived strategic setbacks in Central Asia and the...
View ArticleAWOL: U.S. Policy in Central Asia
By Stephen Blank (the 30/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) The U.S. has decided to give up the base at Manas, presumably because that base is not worth retaining once it leaves Afghanistan next year,...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean for Uzbekistan and China to be Strategic Partners?
By Farkhod Tolipov (the 13/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) New Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Uzbekistan during his tour to Central Asia in September this year. The visit took place ahead of the...
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View ArticleThe Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railroad Project: The Prospects of...
By Oleg Salimov (the 27/11/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst) The challenges of economic development and regional integration in Central Asia have given rise to a number of projects in various spheres....
View ArticleSeparatism in Uzbekistan? Karakalpakstan after Crimea
By Slavomír Horák (05/21/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) Karakalpakstan is a remote autonomous republic on the Western edge of Uzbekistan in the lowlands of the Amudarya River. It suffers from high...
View ArticleNew Tensions Between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (07/02/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst) In response to Uzbekistan’s decision to stop supplying gas to southern Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek considers blocking the water coming to the Grand...
View ArticlePrivatization in Uzbekistan: The Next Double
By Umida Hashimova (04/01/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Privatization is a sore subject in Uzbekistan. Cases of expropriation of foreign and local companies in the past have painted a discouraging...
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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 ArticleBishkek and Tashkent Face Uneasy Relations
By Arslan Sabyrbekov (06/24/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) On June 10, Kyrgyzstan marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic inter-ethnic violence that claimed more than 400 lives, displaced tens of...
View ArticleIslamic State in Central Asia: threat or opportunity
By Charlie Smith (08/07/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst) Central Asia is a key region that many believe has fallen into the crosshairs of the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State (ISIS)....
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