Gulnara Karimova, geostrategist

Gulnara Karimova has worn many hats in her life: presidential daughter, pop star, jewelry designer, humanitarian, diplomat. But now she has another one: Professor Karimova is a regional security analyst. She waxes geostrategic in an analysis published by one of Washington's top think tanks, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:

The development of geopolitical processes over the past decade demonstrates that Central Asia has become one of the key Eurasian regions, with major impact on the overall climate of the continental and global security.

It goes on for 4,000 more words of similarly trenchant analysis. What might we expect in the future from Carnegie? Maybe Maxim Bakiyev on good governance in Kyrgyzstan? James Giffen on transparency in Kazakhstan's energy sector?