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The United States Needs to Declare War on Proxies

February 27, 2020 Svante E. Cornell, Brenda Shaffer Foreign Policy

The most important takeaway from the killing of Qassem Suleimani doesn’t just have to do with Iran.

A new strategy for Central Asia

February 18, 2020 S. Frederick Starr, Svante E. Cornell The Hill

This month, the Trump administration released its strategy for Central Asia.

Security Services: Moscow’s Fifth Column Across Eurasia

January 17, 2020 S. Frederick Starr, Svante E. Cornell The Diplomat

One of the main tools of Russian influence across Central Asia remains poorly understood.

Azerbaijan: Reform Behind a Static Façade

October 17, 2019 Svante E. Cornell The American Interest

Oil-rich Azerbaijan is undergoing a major process of top-down modernization. Here’s why the reforms are happening now—and why Washington should take an interest.

Silk Road Paper: Modernization and Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: A New Spring?

November 27, 2018 Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr

As Central Asians seek to design structures of cooperation that fit their needs, they should certainly build on the achievements of the late 1990s.