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| Moscow's Security Plans Face Reality Check |
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Russia renews pledges to prop up its bilateral strategic partnership with China and strengthen a post-Soviet security alliance in a thinly veiled attempt to counter alleged western influence in Centra...
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| Moscow Indicates It Won't Be Ignored in the 'Near Abroad' |
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In an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations, S. Frederick Starr of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University discusses the causes and consequences of Kyrgyz President K...
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| Kyrgystan's Sharp Turn Toward Moscow |
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Kyrgyzstan's announcement that it plans to close the U.S. air base in Manas changes the security playing field in Central Asia. By Alexander Lukin. (The Moscow Times, 02/06/2009)
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| RUSSIA EYES STRONGER CLOUT IN CASPIAN REGION |
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Russia has pursued a series of separate deals between the Caspian nations. Kazakhstan appears to be most receptive to Russia’s offer of closer economic and strategic cooperation.
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| THE FORMER SOVIET UNION’S NEXT WAVE OF DEMOCRATIZATION |
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After "people-power" revolutions in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, the real tests for democratization in the region are yet to come. More complex challenges and potentially volatile transitions are ...
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| The Andijan Effect: The Danger of an Anti-American Central Asia |
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Author discusses the recent fallout in Uzbekistan and the possibility of growing threats to America in Central Asia By Kevin F. DeCorla-Souza. (IA-Forum, 7/10/2005)
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| Uzbeks Threaten to Evict U.S. From an Air Base Near Afghanistan |
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The Uzbek government has threatened to evict the U.S. military from an airbase which supports operations in Afghanistan. This threat comes just days after a meeting of the Russia/China led Shanghai C...
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| Is it American Democracy or American Arbitrariness? |
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The Bush Administration uses what it calls 'democratic offensive' tactics to impact the 'Color Revolutions' that led to regime changes in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. (People's Daily, 4/26/2005)
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| For Kyrgyz president, the parliamentary vote is a family affair |
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As the legislative election campaign intensifies in Kyrgyzstan, President Askar Akayev appears intent on packing Parliament with friends and relatives. His aim is to ensure a smooth transition of exec...
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| DEMOCRACY IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION: 1991-2004 |
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The article about the history of democracy’s introduction in 15 F.S.U. countries, the mixed overall outcome, importance of civil socity and the U.S. role. Few success stories... while the rest of th...
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| The Rumbles from Ukraine |
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Is Kyrgyzstan ready for a "Georgian scenario"? The article about Kyrgyzstan's upcoming elections and the weak opposition parties. By Hamid Toursunof (Transition on Line, Dec 13, 2004)
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