South Asia
Kazakhstan Proposes to Expand its Transit Facilities on the Caspian to Facilitate NATO’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan
May 20, 2013
On April 26, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev opened the third ministerial meeting of the so-called Istanbul process, an international initiative for reconstructing and stabilizing Afghanistan in view of the...
Taliban and Afghan Military Clash near Turkmenistan’s Border
May 6, 2013
In recent weeks, clashes between government troops and Taliban fighters have shifted to Faryab Province of Afghanistan near the border with Turkmenistan. In the wake of the violence, thousands have fled their homes and more than...
Almaty Hosts ‘Heart of Asia’ Conference
May 3, 2013
On April 26, Almaty hosted the third Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process. Many foreign ministers attended, though some countries, such as the United States, were represented by their deputies. Kazakhstani President...
War Crimes Trials in Bangladesh Create Opening for Islamist Militants
May 2, 2013
Bangladesh, the world’s fourth largest Muslim country, has recently experienced an intense cycle of massive protest rallies marked by violent confrontations between moderate secularists and Islamic radical forces. The spark for...
Moscow Promotes Airpower and Peacekeeping on Afghanistan-Linked CSTO Agenda (Part One)
April 30, 2013
Despite the contraction of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)—marked by the collective agreement at its summit in Moscow in December 2012 to interpret Tashkent’s membership “suspension” as a withdrawal—the Kremlin...
The IMU Expansion in Afghanistan’s Takhar Province: Jumping Off Point to Central Asia?
April 26, 2013
While Helmand and other provinces in southern Afghanistan are the center of the Taliban insurgency and receive most media attention in the West, northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province has also come under increasing Taliban and...
Tashkent Strengthens Security Ties with Moscow Ahead of NATO Drawdown
April 23, 2013
For several months after Uzbekistan’s de facto exit from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) (see EDM, July 18, 2012)—formalized during the organization’s December 2012 summit in Moscow—Western analysts have...
Kazakhstan Expands Security and Economic Cooperation with Afghanistan
April 19, 2013
On April 17, the Kazakhstani government withdrew a proposed bill supporting the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) from the Majilis, but the foreign ministry was quick to explain that Kazakhstan had no...
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