Joshua Kucera
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:27
The focus of the cooperation would be training -- including Israeli soldiers conducting drills in Kazakhstan -- and Israeli technical expertise for Kazakhstan's nascent defense industry.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:04
Starting today, anyone entering the zone will have to produce documents to police, according to a report by the Abkhazian news agency Apsny (and translated into English by civil.ge).
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:22
2013 was an eventful year in the Caucasus and Central Asia, as the United States and NATO prepared to pull their military forces out of Afghanistan, Russia strengthened its military presence in the region, and tensions mounted on various fronts in the Caucasus.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 09:58
In renaming the ministry from "Office of State Minister for Reintegration of Georgia" to "State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality of Georgia." "The term "reintegration" within the title held back communication with Abkhazian and Ossetian communities.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 08:47
Edil Baisalov, a Kyrgyzstan analyst/activist and former presidential adviser, told The Bug Pit that Russia is losing credibility as a security provider in Central Asia with its silence.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 13:38
The two countries recently signed a "road map" laying out the plans for the city and cosmodrome for the period 2014-2016, and it includes some extension of Kazakhstan's sovereignty into Baikonur.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:37
The U.S. is "appreciative" of Russia's help in transiting military goods to and from Afghanistan, but the Russian (and Central Asian) route is still too expensive, a senior U.S. military officer has said.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:28
The recently passed U.S. defense budget bill eliminated funding for the Trans Regional Web Initiative, a program that published a variety of regional "news" websites, including Central Asia Online.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 07:44
Georgia intends to replace the Soviet-designed units of its military helicopter fleet with American and French models, the country's defense minister has said. The scope of this rearmament program isn't yet clear, but the plan nevertheless represents a strong statement of the country's geopolitical intentions, and could tie the country's military even closer to its Western partners.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:29
Georgians wanted Russian soldiers to "take" then-president Mikheil Saakashvili during the 2008 war over South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.