About the Journal

Central Asia and the Caucasus

Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering interdisciplinary research in social sciences, political science, international relations, development studies, and ocean engineering. The journal provides a platform for scholarly research addressing social, political, economic, developmental, and engineering issues relevant to Central Asia, the Caucasus, and broader international contexts.

CAC welcomes original research articles, review papers, and scholarly contributions from researchers and professionals working across its interdisciplinary areas. The journal transitioned to a Gold Open Access model in 2020, making its published research freely accessible to readers.

Journal Information

ISSN 1404-6091
E-ISSN 2002-3839
Founded 2000
Scope Social sciences, political science, international relations, development, ocean engineering
Indexing Indexed in Scopus from 2013 to 2021
Access Model Transitioned to gold open access in 2020; previously closed access
Current Publisher Ninety Nine Publication
Previous Publisher CA&C Press AB, Sweden

We specialize in social sciences, political science, international relations, development, and ocean engineering.

Current Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026): CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS
Published: 2026-04-17

Articles

  • Post-2019 Reforms in Kazakhstan: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis

    Inderjeet (Author)
    13-28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/nzyswj23

  • New Uzbekistan: The Republic’s Strategic Re-orientation in an Evolving International System

    Monalisa Deka (Author)
    29-35
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/gqh9sh87

  • Narrative as Practical Pedagogy: Cultivating Moral Personhood through Chinese Classic Novels

    Lu Liu, Zhimin Liu (Author)
    36-51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/nbc23c26

  • Dialogue Or Destruction: A Vision For A New Civilizational Alliance with Tehran

    Ara L. Poghosyan (Author)
    52-56
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/44rjf385

  • CONTEMPORARY WATER ISSUES IN CENTRAL ASIA: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

    Dr. Hemant Kumar (Author)
    57-74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/a8frgd17

  • ETHNOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON FEMALE PEACEMAKING IN CUSTOMARY CONTEXTS IN CENTRAL EURASIA

    Dr. Anna Kreikemeyer, Dr. Mariam Darchiashvili, Dr. Arzuu Sheranova (Author)
    75-91
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/px0czz30

  • CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AS A STRATEGY OF REGIME STABILITY: ADAPTIVE AUTHORITARIAN CONSTITUTIONALISM IN KAZAKHSTAN

    Dr. Sandeep Singh, Riya, Nitish Kumar Ahlawat (Author)
    92-107
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/pcvpkp92

  • India’s Soft Power in Kazakhstan: Bollywood, Cultural Memory, and the Reconfiguration of Cinematic Diplomacy

    Dr. Sarabjit Singh Walia, Ms Margarita Kuptikbayeva, Gurashish Singh Walia (Author)
    108-123
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/xkyxz084

  • Coercive Migration Engineering as a Tool of Hybrid Pressure in the Wider Post-Soviet Security Space: Operation Lockgate and Lessons for Central Asia and the Caucasus

    Jacek Dworzecki, Ireneusz Kulesza (Author)
    124-135
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/wmwerf02

  • The Turkic Model of Regional Integration in Central Asia: Assessing the Role of the Organisation of Turkic States

    Rahul Gupta (Author)
    136-150
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/x9c40z17

  • Globalisation and Labour Migration in the GCC: Comparative Analysis from South and Central Asian Countries

    Surya Prakash Noutiyal (Author)
    151-161
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/48ea0181

CHINA’S POLICY IN CENTRAL EURASIA: SPECIFICS AND PROSPECTS

  • Great Power Competition in Central Asia: The Rise of China and the U.S. Response

    Mahram Ali Shebar (Author)
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61841/9yqmmm96
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