Central Asia and the Caucasus

Nick Megoran, John Heathershaw. DANGER AND SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA

Eldar Gabdullin, Aida Abirova. A NEW TURN IN U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN AND CONCOMITANT RISKS FOR CENTRAL ASIA

Abdolreza Farajirad, Javad Khansari, Zahra Radmehr, Mohamad Darkhor. TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN AND INSTABILITY IN CENTRAL ASIA

Levon Hovsepian. TURKEY AND RUSSIA: MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION TODAY AND TOMORROW

Kadyrzhan Smagulov. THE RELIGIOUS SITUATION TODAY IN KAZAKHSTAN

Elena Burova. KAZAKHSTAN: THE PHENOMENON OF “IMPOSED IDENTITY”

Vladimir Ivanov. RELIGIOUS DIMENSION OF TURKEY’S POLICY IN AJARIA AND THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Vakhit Akaev. THE HISTORY AND SPECIFICS OF THE ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE TODAY IN THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC

Bakhodyr Ergashev. TRADE UNIONS IN THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS: PRESENT STATE, PROBLEMS, AND PROSPECTS

Ashot Alexanian. THE CIVILIARCHIC FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL DEMOCRATIZATION IN ARMENIA

Leon Rozmarin. CONVERGENCE AND CONFLICT: THE “STRUCTURE” AND POLICIES AFFECTING RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA, CHINA, AND THE UNITED STATES

Evgenia Gaber. TURKEY IN THE CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA: THE POST-SOVIET PERIOD

Farkhad Tolipov. ON UZBEKISTAN’S GRAND STRATEGY

Rustam Makhmudov. ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL ASIA’S OIL AND GAS RESERVES AND THEIR BUDDING SALES MARKETS (THE EU AND CHINA)

Sevak Sarukhanian. ARMENIA’S ENERGY SECURITY: MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

Ashot Markosian, Makar Petrosian. THE INFLUENCE OF GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Special Feature section in the next issue will discuss:

• Energy Policy and Energy Projects in Central Eurasia
• Regional Centers of Power and Their Policy in Central Eurasia
• Central Eurasia: Politics Today