Publication

This issue includes analytical articles and field reports on various themes in the Central Asia-Caucasus region in May 2004. The articles analyze Ajaria's failed secession and Russia's Caucasian choices, the effectiveness of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, NATO's opportunities to build regional stability in the South Caucasus, and collective security exercises in Central Asia. The field reports cover security, governance, and economic reform in Shida Kartli, Kazakhstan efforts to root out cannabis fields, perceptions of NATO's future in Afghanistan and the impact of military sector on economic development in Tajikistan.