Wednesday, 08 September 2004
KARACHAGANAK GAS AND THE FUTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN\'S PIPELINE SYSTEM
By Robert M. Cutler (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The supergiant Karachaganak condensate and gas field, onshore in northwestern Kazakhstan was discovered in 1979. Production began in 1984. After Kazakhstan became independent, BG (formerly British Gas) and Agip acquired rights to negotiate its development.
Wednesday, 08 September 2004
CADRE CHANGES IN AZERBAIJAN: HOW FAR AND HOW FAST?
By Fariz Ismailzade (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: When appointed prime minister of Azerbaijan in August 2003, Ilham Aliyev pledged to work with his father’s team. In the short run, at least, he has kept his word. The unification of the ruling elite around Ilham Aliyev prevented the fragmentation of the ruling New Azerbaijan party (YAP) and made a relatively smooth transition from former President Heydar Aliyev’s era into his son’s possible.
Wednesday, 08 September 2004
RUMSFELD AND THE CAUCASUS: AMERICA’S DEEPENING INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS CONFLICTS
By Stephen Blank (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: U.S. interests in the South Caucasus include thanking both Georgia and Azerbaijan, the only Muslim country with forces in Iraq, for their support of the U.
Wednesday, 08 September 2004
FLAWED ELECTIONS AND THE CONFLICT IN CHECHNYA
By Murad Batal al-Shishani (9/8/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: 47-year old Alu Alkhanov was Minister of Interior in Kadyrov’s government. A bureaucrat and former transport police chief, Alkhanov was, unlike Kadyrov, never an advocate of Chechnya’s independence. After Chechen fighters defeated the Russian forces in 1996, Alkhanov left Chechnya to work in the local police department of a small Russian village close to Ukraine.Visit also
