Publication

This issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst includes articles on 1) Kyrgyzstan’s security predicament and its implications for the country's Eurasian Union membership; 2) the unlikeliness of an Afghan political settlement before the anticipated withdrawal of US troops in 2014; 3) the repercussions of Moscow’s expansionist foreign policy in the north Caucasus; and 4) the threat to Kazakhstan posed by jihadists. The issue also contains field reports on 1) the exchange of critical statements between the leaders of Russia and Kazakhstan; 2) the “substantial package” of defense aid that the NATO granted Georgia in 2014; 3) the financial challenge to the West posed by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; and 4) Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Armenia.