The Jamestown Foundation
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:46
Within the framework of the “reset” policy, Washington sought to relieve the tensions between Russia and Georgia, while advocating for the resumption of bilateral ties.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 08:03
President Rahmon’s latest visit to Moscow, however, largely served to defuse these growing tensions.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 07:47
Absent Western involvement, however, Russia finds that suspending all negotiations is even better for Moscow than monopolizing the chair.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 09:49
However, Tajikistan’s pursuit of building the Rogun hydropower plant, using CASA-1000 as an excuse, could come at the cost of increasing the 24 percent of Tajiks who already view Uzbekistan as a threat.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:09
The robust growth that Georgia was experiencing until the October 2012 elections has petered out following the regime change. In June 2013, the economy contracted for the first time since the 2008 Russian invasion.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 10:42
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has announced that he intends to resign from the government before the end of 2013, and instead become a civil society leader.
Monday, July 15, 2013 - 13:33
Central Asian leaders see a growing regional threat from an increasingly independent Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). They believe it is capable of infiltrating Central Asia, even if the Taliban remains focused on Afghanistan.