Central Asia
US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken
March 11, 2010
During his visit to Bishkek on March 10, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus, reiterated that by helping to build an anti-terrorist center in Batken city, Washington does not seek...
Holbrooke’s Visit Highlights US-Uzbek Regional Dilemmas and Opportunities
March 8, 2010
Richard Holbrooke, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, visited Uzbekistan on February 19 as part of a series of meetings across the Central Asian capitals to boost regional support for the military campaign in...
Military Cooperation between China and Central Asia: Breakthrough, Limits, and Prospects
March 5, 2010
In just a few years, China has emerged as an indispensable economic partner to the Central Asian states. Beijing is on track to surpass Moscow in its trade flows with Central Asia: In 2008, trade between China and Central Asia...
Tajik Opposition Disputes Election Results
March 4, 2010While the outcome of Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections on February 28 were largely predictable, the opposition’s efforts to challenge its results are rather unusual. Within days of the vote, the country’s major opposition...
Bakiyev Promotes Presidential Security Rather Than Tackling Genuine Security Threats
March 1, 2010Kyrgyz President, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is continuing to centralize control over military and security structures to strengthen the protection of his regime. Last year, he disbanded the Security Council and National Guard and...
NATO-Kazakhstan Transit Agreement: Unleashing the Potential of Northern Supply Route
February 24, 2010
NATO and Kazakhstan reached an agreement on January 27, allowing the Alliance to supply non-military goods through Kazakh territory to Afghanistan, substantially enhancing the capacity of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN)...
Central Asia’s Energy Wars
February 22, 2010
Since the winter energy crisis two years ago, when freezing temperatures lasted for several weeks, cooperation dynamics within Central Asia have witnessed rapid change. Upstream Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which rely on...
Turkmenistan’s Naval Plans: Promoting its Maritime and Energy Interests
February 16, 2010
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has approved a program to create naval forces under the jurisdiction of the defense ministry, and will be deployed at the Turkmenbashi Caspian Sea port by 2015. The approval was...
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