CACI FORUM
Kazakhstan's Challenging Geopolitical Environment
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, from 5 to 7 PM (reception at 5 p.m., followed by main program at 5:30)
Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest economy, faces daunting geopolitical challenges. How will Kazakhstan address developments in Ukraine, the Eurasia Economic Union, and in Afghanistan? Three experts from Kazakhstan share their thoughts on these and related issues.
CACI FORUM
A Western Strategy for the South Caucasus
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, from 5 to 7 PM
(reception at 5 p.m., followed by main program at 5:30)
Western influence in the Caucasus has been in sharp decline for a decade. Among the three independent states of the Caucasus the feeling of western disengagement runs deep.
This forum introduced CACI's new publication A WESTERN STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS. This Silk Road Paper recounts western missteps in the region, explains why the Caucasus matter, and called for a fresh approach to the region as a whole and the three independent states that comprise it.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, from 5 to 7 PM
CACI FORUM
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, from 5 to 7 PM
CACI FORUM
Falling oil prices deeply affect oil-producing countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus. In addition, sanctions against Russia impact these countries indirectly. Also, Russia's economic crisis has reduced remittances sent home to Central Asia and the Caucasus by laborers working in Russia. Taken together, these factors create new economic and political dynamics in the region.
Our forum will discuss these new dynamics and their short- and long-term implications for the countries of Central Asia and Caucasus.