No. 1, Issue 7, 2001

IN THIS ISSUE: SPECIAL FEATURE REGIONAL AND STATE SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS Rouben Shugarian. STABILITY IN THE CAUCASUS. EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF REGIONAL COOPERATION Rustam Burnashev. ON A POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A REGIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN CENTRAL ASIA (Methodological Issues) Giulshen Pashaeva. MYTHS AND REALITIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASIAN SYSTEM OF REGIONAL SECURITY Orozbek Moldaliev. “NON-TRADITIONAL” THREATS TO…

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CENTRAL ASIA: UNIVERSAL DEMOCRACY, NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, OR ENLIGHTENED AUTHORITARIANISM?

Farkhad TOLIPOV Farkhad Tolipov , Ph.D. (Political Science), associate professor at the Political Science Department, National University of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) The apologists of authoritarian regimes in the newly independent states have spent fifteen years of sovereign development creating and spreading the myth of so-called enlightened authoritarianism as the most desirable and implementable political model (principle)…

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FERGHANA AS FATA?

Inomzhon BOBOKULOV Inomzhon Bobokulov, Ph.D. (Law), Assistant Professor at the UNESCO Chair of International Law and Human Rights, University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) ABSTRACT The Ferghana Valley and FATA, two areas of regional importance, are gathering global consequence. Their unique geographic/geopolitical location and security issues have made them the main reference objects…

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GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY AND CRISIS RESILIENCE

Fidan ISMAILOVA Fidan Ismailova, Post-graduate student, Academy of State Governance under the President of the Azerbaijan Republic (Baku, Azerbaijan) ABSTRACT The author relies on the results of the latest global crisis to discuss the methodology by which the correlation between the level of government intervention in the economy and its crises resilience is assessed. She proceeds…

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HOW DOES HISTORY INFORM RUSSIA’S POLICY IN THE GREAT ANTI-TERRORIST GAME?

Dr. Pavel K. BAEV Pavel Baev, Senior Researcher and Head of the Foreign and Security Policy Program at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) History is not necessarily a factor that matters in fighting the nasty wars in Eurasia’s “war zone” that stretches from Albania to Kashmir—and even in thinking about winning these wars.1 Such thinking…

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IRAN: TEN YEARS IN POST-SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA

Dr. Vladimir MESAMED Vladimir Mesamed, Representative of the Central Asia and the Caucasus journal in the Middle East (Jerusalem, Israel) The Soviet Union’s disintegration and the appearance of new states caused a clash of many geopolitical interests on its former territory. The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is behind one of them. Tehran pays particular attention to developing…

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CRIMEAN TATARS IN UZBEKISTAN: PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Semyon GITLIN Semyon Gitlin, professor, Ph.D. (History), senior research associate with the Institute of Russian and East-European Studies at Tel-Aviv University (Israel). The euphoria in Central Asia from the newly acquired political independence seems to be wearing off now. The main attention is focused on topical socio-economic problems and ways of achieving political stability. Successful…

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INTEGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: PROS AND CONS

Alisher TAKSANOV Alisher Taksanov, Ph.D. (Econ.), independent expert (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Ethnic/Religious and Territorial Aspects For centuries, the peoples of Central Asia lived effectively in one area: Maverannahr. That left its imprint on their everyday life, culture, traditions, beliefs, and language. The advocates of integration are convinced that this is quite enough for a successful rapprochement between…

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