CASPIAN STUDIES
January 15, 2003
Turkish Politics and an Unwanted War: Give Erdogan Support
International Herald Tribune
January 14, 2003
Don't Focus Just on Terrorist Bullies
Christian Science Monitor
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
November 26, 2002
"Russia's Struggle with Chechnya: Implications for the War on International Terrorism"
By Jessica Stern, Lecturer in Public Policy; Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program, Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Miriam Lanskoy
A discussion about recent events in the Russian-Chechen conflict and possible connections between Chechen fighters and international Islamist organizations.
November 12, 2002
Young Leader or an Affront to Democracy?
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
November 2002
"Is There a Muslim Foreign Policy?"
Current History
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
"If Islam is the defining force in a Muslim-populated state, then . . . these states should be willing to make significant material sacrifices and take security risks to promote their religious beliefs. That has not been the case in the Muslim dominated nations in the Caspian region."
October 11, 2002
A Border Conflict Resolved?Without War
Christian Science Monitor
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
July 26, 2002
One Conflict that Can Be Solved
Wall Street Journal Europe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
July 2002
Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
The Azerbaijani people have been divided between Iran and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan for more than 150 years, yet they have retained their ethnic identity. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an independent Azerbaijan have only served to reinforce their collective identity.
