S. Frederick Starr was quoted by The Times of Central Asia on how Kazakhstan initiated C5+1
September 29, 2026: S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, was quoted by The Times of Central Asia on how Kazakhstan initiated C5+1.
“S. Frederick Starr, founding chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and a longtime scholar of the region, has argued for years that the proposal that developed into C5+1 came from Kazakhstan rather than from inside the U.S. government.”