Frederick Starr

Ex president of the Aspen Institute, Frederick Starr chairs the Central Asia Caucasus Institute of the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Washington.

7 articles

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"Don’t short-change Afghanistan again"

by Frederick Starr, Karl F. Inderfurth, Marvin G. Weinbaum

15 February 2006
The London Conference on Afghanistan represents an important stage and a challenge for the United States and the international community: an important stage for it will mark the ending of the Bonn process, and a challenge for it will mark the beginning of the next critical stage in the rebirth of the country after decades of war and destruction.
A lot has been achieved since the moment the Talibans were defeated four years ago by troops commanded by the United States. However, it’s also (...)

“Economic imperialism in Russia”

by Frederick Starr, Vladimer Papava

2 February 2006
Russia’s use of gas to exert pressures upon Ukraine has provoked concern in the West. However, pressures upon Georgia are even stronger although less noticed. In Georgia, as well as in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants to apply the doctrine of the liberal empire formulated by Anatoli Chubais, chairman of the United Energy System. It’s goal is to create a new Russian empire by means of money and not tanks.
The first stage of this strategy was aimed at controlling the economy of Armenia. (...)