Category: Volume 2, Issue 20, 2003

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF KYRGYZSTAN: STABILITY AND INSTABILITY

Ainura ELEBAEVA Margarita PUKHOVA Ainura Elebaeva, D.Sc. (Philos.), professor, director, Institute of Ethnology, International University of Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Margarita Pukhova, Ph.D. (Hist.), assistant professor, Institute of Integration of International Educational Programs, Kyrgyz National University (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Political modernization that presupposes qualitative changes in the political system is part of a very hard road leading…

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MISSING THE BIG PICTURE: A VIEW FROM TURKMENISTAN

Ata KHAITOV Ata Khaidov, Independent researcher (Ashghabad, Turkmenistan) The dramatic events of 11 September became a turning point not only for Afghanistan, but also for many other countries. The geopolitical importance of Afghanistan and future developments in this country will significantly affect the whole region. It is obvious that the unstable situation in Afghanistan has…

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PERSIAN GULF DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW PROSPECTS FOR OLD OIL PROJECTS

David PREIGER Taisia GRINKEVICH Irina MALIARCHUK David Preiger, D.Sc. (Econ.), head of the Department of Transport Communications Development Problems, National Institute for the International Security Problems (Ukraine) Irina Maliarchuk, Ph.D. (Econ.), state expert, Department of Transport Communications Development Problems, National Institute for the International Security Problems (Ukraine) Taisia Grinkevich, Chief consultant, Department of Transport Communications Development Problems,…

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WHERE IS GUUAM HEADING?

Anatoli BARKOVSKIY Rivanna ISLAMOVA Anatoli Barkovskiy, D.Sc. (Econ.), Deputy Director, Russian Academy of Sciences Center for Foreign Economic Research, professor at the Academy of Finance of the Russian Federation Government (Moscow, Russia) Rivanna Islamova, Researcher, Russian Academy of Sciences Center for Foreign Economic Research (Moscow, Russia) GUUAM is a subregional formation of five states created…

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THE BLACK SEA-CASPIAN REGION IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT: NEW LANDMARKS OF SECURITY AND COOPERATION

Boris PARAKHONSKIY Boris Parakhonskiy, D.Sc. (Philos.), Professor at the Kievo-Mogilianskaia Academy, Vice President, Center for International Security and Strategic Studies (Kiev, Ukraine) The events of 11 September, 2001 changed the entire system of international relations forever. They forced the countries to revise the list of traditional threats to international stability and security and to seek…

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THE CAUCASUS IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD: A NEW INTEGRATION MODEL

Eldar ISMAILOV Zia KENGERLI Eldar Ismailov, Director, Azerbaijan Institute for Strategic Research of Caucasian Development (Baku, Azerbaijan) Zia Kengerli, M.A., Department of International Law and International Relations of Baku State University (Baku, Azerbaijan) I. Globalization and Integration at the Turn of the 21st Century Worldwide history is characterized by an ongoing trend toward integration of…

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CENTRAL ASIAN STATES: BALANCING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Mansour RAHMANI Dr. Mansour Rahmani, Resident Representative of the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies in Sweden The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the emergence of the independent states of Central Asia coupled with vast resources of oil and gas in these countries, have increased the strategic importance of the region. The…

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RUSSIA’S ISLAMIC POLICY

Leonid SJUKIJAINEN Leonid Sjukijainen, Doctor of Law, professor, leading research associate, Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia) Starting with the 1990s Islam has been stepping up its influence on society and the state in Russia. It is felt in many fields, especially in religion, the social and cultural sphere, and…

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“PAX AMERICANA” AND ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: IS COEXISTENCE POSSIBLE?

Alexander MAKHAROBLIDZE Alexander Makharoblidze, Chief specialist, International Law Department, Foreign Ministry of Georgia (Tbilisi, Georgia) The United States radically changed its foreign policy course after the tragic events of 9/11. The U.S. military contingent and intelligence extended their antiterrorist operations to many countries stretching from the Philippines and Yemen to Georgia. There is a lot…

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KAZAKHSTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTACTS TODAY AND TOMORROW

Asylbek IZBAIROV Asylbek Izbairov, Research associate, Analysis and Forecasting Department, Suleymenov Institute of Oriental Studies, Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan looks at its relations with the Muslim East as an important vector of its foreign policy. Its initiative to call a Conference on Cooperation and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CCCBMA)…

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