Central Asia and the Caucasus

Viatcheslav Avioutskii, Hayder Mili. THE GEOPOLITICS OF SEPARATISM: GENESIS OF CHECHEN FIELD COMMANDERS

Mayrbek Vachagaev. CHECHEN SOCIETY TODAY: MYTHS AND REALITY

Robert Bruce Ware. PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN CHECHNIA

Iavus Akhmadov. RUSSIA AND CHECHNIA: FROM A FIEF TO A FEDERATION SUBJECT

Tofik Musaev. THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF TERRITORIAL AND BORDER SETTLEMENT USING ARMENIA’S TERRITORIAL CLAIMS AGAINST AZERBAIJAN AS AN EXAMPLE

Levon Shirinian. KARABAKH SETTLEMENT: EXCHANGE OF TERRITORIES VARIANT

Tina Gogueliani. THE WEST’S ROLE IN SETTLING THE GEORGIAN-ABKHAZIAN CONFLICT

Murat Laumulin. ISLAMIC PLAYERS ON THE CENTRAL ASIAN ARENA: WHAT ARE THE INTERESTS OF THE NEIGHBORING MUSLIM STATES IN THIS REGION?

Nina Mamedova. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION IN IRAN: ITS IMPACT ON THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS

Zakir Chotoev. THE TURKISH FACTOR IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS

Nikolai Kireev. TURKEY AT THE DAWN OF THE 21ST CENTURY: LANDMARKS FOR POLITICAL ISLAM

Zurab Batiashvili. HUNTINGTON’S THEORY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE CAUCASUS

Ilia Kudriashov. SAUDI ARABIA: RELATIONS WITH MUSLIM REPUBLICS IN THE CIS AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Raziat Kazimova, Vladimir Altunin. THE NORTHERN CAUCASUS IN SAUDI ARABIA’S FOREIGN POLICY: ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY CONCEPTION

Asylbek Izbairov. KAZAKHSTAN AND SAUDI ARABIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTACTS TODAY AND TOMORROW

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

Leonid Sjukijainen. RUSSIA’S ISLAMIC POLICY

Mansour Rahmani. CENTRAL ASIAN STATES: BALANCING OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Eldar Ismailov, Zia Kengerli. THE CAUCASUS IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD: A NEW INTEGRATION MODEL

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

Anatoli Barkovskiy, Rivanna Islamova. WHERE IS GUUAM HEADING?

David Preiger, Irina Maliarchuk, Taisia Grinkevich. PERSIAN GULF DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW PROSPECTS FOR OLD OIL PROJECTS

Ata Khaitov. MISSING THE BIG PICTURE: A VIEW FROM TURKMENISTAN

Ainura Elebaeva, Margarita Pukhova. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF KYRGYZSTAN: STABILITY AND INSTABILITY

The Special Feature section in the next issue will discuss:

Central Asia and the Caucasus

• Political Development Trends in the Context of International Antiterrorist Campaign
• Energy Policy and Energy Projects
• Regional Conflicts (Abkhazia, Nagorny Karabakh, South Ossetia, Chechnia) and Roads to Settlement