Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 14:04
China's primary forum for security cooperation in Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, held its annual summit last week in Kyrgyzstan's capital of Bishkek. The heads of state of nine countries attended, but behind all the grand pronouncements and lofty rhetoric a question stubbornly persisted: what is the organization for?
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 00:00
A round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Central Asia:
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:29
Armenia is seeking to become an observer in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Yerevan seems to be establishing its own unique brand of multivector diplomacy.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 09:01
A defector from Azerbaijan's security services says that his government has secretly been funneling arms and ammunition to Kurdish rebels in Turkey.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 08:02
A group of environmental activists have demanded the closure of all Russian facilities in Kazakhstan.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 14:48
A round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
The Caucasus:
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 11:15
In spite of, or perhaps as a result, of that, the countries in between have taken a cautious approach to the possibility of U.S. military involvement in Syria.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 10:02
There are credible suggestions that the operation was in fact the botched result of an attempt by Saakashvili's government to train Chechen rebels to destabilize Russia.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Over the weekend, Iran’s naval commander called out Azerbaijan for buying missiles from Israel. While Iran has previously signaled that it did not approve of Azerbaijan’s cooperation with outside powers in building up its naval forces on the Caspian Sea, this seems to be the first time it has explicitly warned Azerbaijan about doing so.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 08:18
The U.S. military has abandoned plans to set up facilities in Almaty, Baku and/or Bishkek to help get rid of excess equipment from its operations in Afghanistan, saying they were unfeasible.
