Central Asia and the Caucasus

Adil Kaukenov. INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

Akbarsho Iskandarov. SECURITY AND INTEGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA: THE CSTO AND SCO

Inomzhon Bobokulov. THE AFGHAN TRANSFORMATION: PRIORITIES AND KEY PROBLEMS

Levon Ovsepian. THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES DURING TRANSFORMATION AND MODERNIZATION: STRATEGIES AND TRENDS

Roman Melikian. THE EURASIAN UNION, EUROPEAN UNION, AND ARMENIAN COMPLEMENTARISM

Maxim Kirchanov. THE MEDIA ABOUT GEORGIAN NATIONALISM TODAY: BETWEEN THE POLITICAL NATION AND TRADITIONALISM

Aynura Akmatalieva. COLOR REVOLUTIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY IN GEORGIA AND KYRGYZSTAN

Seyit Ali Avcu. FRAGMENTATION OF THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM IN KYRGYZSTAN

Zakir Chotaev. KYRGYZSTAN AFTER 2010: PROSPECTS FOR A PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLIC

Zaynidin Kurmanov, Ilyas Kurmanov. PARLIAMENTARISM IN KYRGYZSTAN: SPECIFIC FEATURES, PROBLEMS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Ashurboi Imomov. TERRITORIAL AND LAND-WATER CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL ASIA: A VIEW FROM TAJIKISTAN

Agybay Smagulov. THE ARMED CONFRONTATION IN AFGHANISTAN AND POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA

Tursun Gabitov, Bauyrzhan Moldagaliev, Dinara Zhanabaeva. KAZAKH CULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRADITIONAL CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

The Special Feature section in the next three issues will discuss:

• The Ferghana Valley: Conflict Potential and Development Prospects
• Afghanistan-2014: Development Prospects for the Country and the Region
• Central Eurasia: Politics Today