03 Sep 2000

Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, USA
Self-description: "The Analyst is an English language global Web journal devoted to analysis of the current issues facing the Central Asia-Caucasus region. It serves to link the business, governmental, journalistic and scholarly communities [...]. The Analyst aims to provide our industrious and engaged audience with a singular and reliable assessment of events and trends in the region written in an analytical tone rather than a polemical one."
The Aug 30, 2000 issue of 'The Analyst' features four Analytical Articles, four Field Reports, and News Bites from the past fortnight. The Analytical Articles feature: 'Cigarette Companies Come Under Fire in Uzbekistan'; 'Abulfaz Elchibey's Death, Boycotts and Azerbaijan's Elections'; 'The 'Fundamentalist' Threat to Uzbekistan: Crisis or Chimera?'; 'Ukraine as a Major Player in the Caucasus'. The Field Reports include: 'Despite Show Trials, Hizb'e Tahrir is Still a Mystery'; 'IREX Provides Educational Link Between US, Central Asia and Caucasus'; 'Uzbek Youths Rummage Ravages of their Economy in Search of Jobs'; 'Central Asia's Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Drug Route.'
URL http://www.cacianalyst.org/
Link suggested by: Justin Rudelson (jcbenadam@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential