Series

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program fosters both fundamental and applied research in a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. CACI-SRSP Silk Road Papers feature publicatons with a focus on issues of conflict, security and development in Asia.

Publishers: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program (CACI-SRSP)
Publications: Iran´s Azerbaijan Question in Evolution: Identity, Society, and Regional Security
Party Problems and Factionalism in Soviet Uzbekistan: Evidence from the Communist Party Archives
Azerbaijan´s Formula: Secular Governance and Civic Nationhood
Kazakhstan 2041: The Next Twenty-Five Years
Under the Radar: Georgia´s October 2016 Elections
Kyrgyzstan 2010: Conflict and Context
The May 2005 Andijan Uprising: What We Know
Rush to Judgment: Western Media and the 2005 Andijan Violence
Asserting Statehood: Kazakhstan's Role in International Organizations
Retribution and the Rule of Law: The Politics of Justice in Georgia
A Western Strategy for the South Caucasus
Looking Forward: Kazakhstan and the United States
Putin’s Grand Strategy: The Eurasian Union and its Discontents
Turkey’s December 17 Process
Azerbaijan’s Security and US Interests
Azerbaijan and Georgia: Strategic Partnership for Stability in a Volatile Region
Socio-Cultural Characteristics of Civil Society Formation in Kyrgystan
Finish the Job: Jump-Start Afghanistan's Economy
Occasional Allies, Enduring Rivals: Turkey’s Relations with Iran
The 2009-11 Bombing Campaign in Georgia
China and Greater Central Asia: New Frontiers?
Flirting with State Failure
International Law and the Post-2008 Status Quo in Georgia
Afghanistan Beyond the Fog of Nation Building
Between Hesitation and Commitment
Reconciling Statism with Freedom
The Key to Success in Afghanistan: A Modern Silk Road Strategy
Foreign Religious Education and the Central Asian Islamic Revival
Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey’s Ergenekon Investigation
Labor Migration in Central Asia
Dismantling Totalitarianism? Turkmenistan Under Berdimuhamedow
State Approaches to National Integration in Georgia
Prospects for a 'Torn' Turkey
Kazakhstan and the New International Politics of Eurasia
Parliament and Political Parties in Kazakhstan
Russia’s Central Asia Policy and the Role of Russian Nationalism
Economic and Energy Security: Connecting Europe and the Black Sea-Caspian Region
Kazakhstan’s Emerging Middle Class
National Ideology and Statebuilding in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Gazprom’s Monopoly and Nabucco’s Potentials: Strategic Decisions for Europe
The August 6 Bombing Incident in Georgia
The Economic Aspects of the Chinese-Central Asia Rapprochement
Cadres and Discourse in the People’s Republic of China
The Success of a Successor: Abe Shinzo and Japan's Foreign Policy
Opposing Views on a Contentious Issue: Two Essays on Conflict Prevention between Mainland China and Taiwan
Burma/Myanmar’s Ailments: Searching for the Right Remedy
Towards Resolution: China in the Myanmar Issue
The Rise of India: Problems and Opportunities
Sino-Japanese Relations: Conflict Management and Resolution
China’s War on Narcotics: Two Perspectives
The Wider Black Sea Region: An Emerging Hub in European Security
The North Korean Nuclear Test and Its Implications
The Politicization of Islam in Azerbaijan
The State-Crime Nexus in Central Asia: State Weakness, Organized Crime, and Corruption in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Minorities and the State in the South Caucasus
Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Implications for the EU
Central Asia's Economy: Mapping Future Prospects to 2015
The Caucasus: A Challenge for Europe
Clans, Authoritarian Rulers, and Parliaments in Central Asia
China’s New Approach to Conflict Management: The Cases of North Korea and Taiwan
Anatomy of a Crisis: US-Uzbekistan Relations, 2001-2005
Kyrgyzstan: The Path Forward
Violence in Andijan, 13 May 2005: An Independent Assessment
China and Afghan Opiates: Assessing the Risk
A ´Greater Central Asia Partnership´ for Afghanistan and its Neighbors
Developing Counter-Narcotics Policy in Central Asia: Legal and Political Dimensions
US Afghanistan Policy: It's Working
Regional Security in the South Caucasus: The Role of NATO
The Xinjiang Problem
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