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PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, 2003 No. 1

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to introduce the contents of the first issue, no.1 (19) of
the journal "Central Asia and the Caucasus" (in English and Russian).
It
will be published in late February.  To inquire about more details, as
well
as to subscribe, please contact:

Murad Esenov
"Central Asia and the Caucasus"
Center for Social and Political Studies
Sweden
Tel.: (46) 70 232 16 55
Tel/fax: (46) 920 620 16
E-mails:
<murad@communique.se>
<murad.esenov@ca-org>
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CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS
Journal of Social and Political Studies
No. 1 (19), 2003

IN THIS ISSUE:

ETHNIC RELATIONS

 * Klara Khafizova. Separatism in China's Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous
Region:
   Dynamics and Potential Impact on Central Asia

 * Olga Zhigalina. The Kurds of Western Asia: Geopolitics Today

 * Anastasia Ganich. Circassian Diaspora in Jordan (self-identification,

   ideas about historical homeland and impact on North Caucasian
developments)

 * Irina Babich. The Clans Structure and Its Impact on Political
Situation
   (Case-study of Northwestern and Central Caucasus)

REGIONAL ECONOMIES

 * Martin C. Spechler. Economy and Security in Central Asia Since 9/11:
A
   Skeptical Look

 * Daniel Linotte, Leif-Erik Aune. The GUUUAM July 2002 Free Trade
Agreement.
   A Preliminary Assessment

 * Zharas Ibrashev, Elmira Ensebaeva. European Union and Kazakhstan:
Trends
   in Trade and Economic Cooperation

SPECIAL FEATURE

Russia and the West in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Cooperation or
Rivalry?

 * Sevara Sharapova. The U.S.-Western Europe-Russia Triangle and Central
Asia

 * Dmitry Trofimov. Russia and the United States in Central Asia:
Problems,
   Prospects, and Interests

 * Lena Jonson. Russia and Central Asia: Post-11 September, 2001

 * Magomedsalikh Gusaev. Russia and the U.S. in the Southern Caucasus:
Future
   Partners or Future Rivals?

 * Dina Malysheva. The United States and Russia in the Post-Soviet East:
What
   Is in Store?

 * Igor Zonn, Sergey Zhiltsov. Russia and the U.S. in Central Asia and
the
   Caucasus: A Search for Regional Stability

 * Kaana Aidarkul, Mels Omarov. Cooperation Between Russia, the U.S. and

   Kyrgyzstan in New Geopolitical Context

REGIONAL POLITICS

 * Nikolai Kuzmin. Central Asia after the Operation in Afghanistan

 * Sergey Minasian. CIS: Building a Collective Security System

 * Natik Mamedli. Integration Issues at Summits of the Turkic-Speaking
States

 * Roger N. McDermott. Border Security in Tajikistan: Countering the
   Narcotics Trade?

 * Oleg Boronin, Andrei Bykov. Regional Aspects of the
Russian-Kazakhstan
   Frontier (Using Russia's Altai Territory as an Example

RELIGION IN SOCIETY

 * Akhmet Iarlykapov. Revival of Islamic Education in the Northern
Caucasus

 * Sergey Berezhnoy. The Role of Islamic Factor in Crisis Settlement in
   Chechnia

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

The Special Feature section in the next issue will discuss:
Central Asia and the Caucasus

 * Muslim Centers of Power (Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and
   Turkey): Their Impact on the Local Situation.

 * Political Development Trends in the Context of International
   Antiterrorist Campaign.

 * Energy Policy and Energy Projects.

If you are interested to go into more details about the content of the
articles you may find all necessary information on our Internet
home-page:

http://www.ca-c.org