Central Asia and the Caucasus

Ekaterina Klimenko. CENTRAL ASIA AS A REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX

Marianna Arunova. THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (2001-2011): TASKS, RESULTS, AND PROSPECTS

Murat Laumulin. THE EUROPEAN UNION IS READJUSTING ITS CENTRAL ASIAN STRATEGY

Furkat Zhurakulov. SEPARATION OF POWERS IN THE STATES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS

Nikolay Borisov. THE INSTITUTION OF PRESIDENCY IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: PERSONALIZATION VS. INSTITUTIONALIZATION

Roza Zharkynbaeva. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN REGION DURING INDEPENDENCE

Bahodyr Ergashev. AFGHANISTAN’S POLITICAL SYSTEM: INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS, INTERNAL RESOURCES, AND UNTAPPED RESERVES

Bakhtiar Bakas uulu, Kadyrzhan Smagulov. TWENTY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE IN KAZAKHSTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN: WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT—POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?

Gulnar Nasimova. LEVEL OF SOCIAL CONFLICT POTENTIAL IN KAZAKHSTAN: POSSIBLE RISKS AND THREATS

Vladimir Pryakhin. KYRGYZSTAN: POLITICAL HISTORY OF TWO DECADES OF INDEPENDENCE

Alexander Tvalchrelidze, Avtandil Silagadze. PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN COMMODITY SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRAL ASIA-CAUCASUS REGION

Eric Freedman, Richard Shafer. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CENTRAL ASIAN MASS MEDIA RESEARCH

Beka Chedia. THE NEW MEDIA AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC POLITICAL SPHERE IN GEORGIA

The Special Feature section in the next issue will discuss:

• Energy Policy and Energy Projects in Central Eurasia
• Conflicts in Central Eurasia: Past and Present
• Regional and World Centers of Power and Conflicts in Central Eurasia
• Conflict Settlement in Central Eurasia: Mechanisms and Prospects