Central Asia and the Caucasus

Rufat Sattarov. ISLAM AS A POLITICAL FACTOR IN POST-SOVIET AZERBAIJAN

Mikhail Tulsky. WHY THE MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS OF RUSSIA SPLIT

Sadriddin Abdurakhimov. GEORGE SOROS IN CENTRAL ASIA

Liudmila Abdullaeva, Shukhrat Iigitaliev. ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES

Idzhran Guseinova. EUROPE’S ENLARGEMENT AND THE SOUTHERN CAUCASUS

Eldar Ismailov, Elhan Polukhov. THE “OLD” AND “NEW” PLAYERS IN CAUCASIAN POLITICS

Sergey Zhiltsov. RUSSIA IN THE CASPIAN

Railya Mukimdzhanova. CENTRAL ASIAN STATES AND CHINA: COOPERATION TODAY AND PROSPECTS FOR TOMORROW

Christopher Boucek. THE IMPACT OF ISRAELI FOREIGN POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA: THE CASE OF UZBEKISTAN

Bolat Auelbaev. KAZAKHSTAN’S POLITICO-ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN

Vladimir Sazhin. ON RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND AZERBAIJAN

Nugzar Ter-Oganov. GEORGIAN-IRANIAN RELATIONS IN THE POST-SOVIET PERIOD

Parviz Mullojanov. TAJIKISTAN BETWEEN RUSSIA, THE WEST, AND THE EAST

Muhamedjan Barbasov. AN OIL PIPELINE TO CHINA: AN ELEMENT OF STRUGGLE FOR CASPIAN RESOURCES

Igor Tomberg. NEW REALITIES ON THE OIL MARKET AND RUSSIA’S ENERGY POLICY

Jannatkhan Eivazov. THE CAUCASUS: LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE SECURITY SPHERE

Zakir Chotoev. ON TURKEY’S POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN STRENGTHENING CENTRAL ASIAN SECURITY

Georgy Zurabashvili. THE SOUTHERN CAUCASUS: ROAD TO EUROPE

Alexander Krylov. ARMENIA: SPECIFICS OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICS

Karybek Baybosunov. GEOPOLITICAL LANDMARKS OF KYRGYZSTAN

Leonid Grigoriev, Asem Nusupova. KAZAKHSTAN: CAPITAL FORMATION PROBLEMS ON THE WAY TO A MARKET ECONOMY

Mukhtar Magomadov. CHECHNIA: PROBLEMS OF SOCIOECONOMIC REVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS

The Special Feature section in the next issue will discuss: Central Asia and the Caucasus

• Energy Policy and Energy Projects
• Political Development Trends in the Context of International Antiterrorist Campaign
• Geopolitical Landmarks