Russian general staff chief Gen. N. Makarov warned at a media briefing in Moscow on September 12 that revolutions patterned on the Libyan one can recur in Central Asia… Overall, the pertinent scenario includes the incitement of public unrest, civilian fatalities, international condemnations of repressions against protesters, the passing of […]
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Post-Election Kyrgyzstan: Shadows of Akayev and Bakiyev
Alexander SHUSTOV (Russia) Finally, the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan to which the republic exhausted by the permanent crisis and craving for at least some sort of stability was inching so nervously are over. Contrary to alarmist forecasts, they neither were accompanied by another round of public unrest nor provoked clashes […]
The West’s Plans to Partition Kyrgyzstan Are Nearing Completion
Igor Kaminnik (Russia) The last days of summer 2010 in Kyrgyzstan saw two events that can confidently be called crucial. The first event occurred when the international community began massaging information. On August 23, the International Crisis Group published a report and recommendations on its official website concerning events that […]
Osh Massacre and International Politics
Andrei ARESHEV (Russia) The massacre in Osh, a city in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, will have far-reaching consequences for entire Central Asia. There is an array of causes behind the recent developments in Kyrgyzstan. Some of the watchers charge that the clashes were provoked by supporters of the ousted […]
South Kyrgyzstan: An Epicenter of Coming Conflicts?
Aleksandr SHUSTOV (Russia) Unrest has lingered in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan since the April 7 coup. Recently, local Kyrgyz and Uzbek populations clashed in the Jalal-Abad province, the displaced Kyrgyz President K. Bakiev being widely suspected of organizing the riots. Early on May 19, up to 3,000 people rallied […]
Do the Russians Want Bakiev Back to Bishkek?
ORIENTAL REVIEW For the last two days the situation in Kyrgyzstan has seriously deteriorated. The supporters of ousted Kyrgyz president Bakiev attempted to reclaim power in Jelalabad and Osh, the ‘southern capital’ of Kyrgyzstan and main narco-gate to Central Asia. Two people have been killed and 61 injured in clashes […]
Kyrgyzstan Facing the Threat of Following the Afghan Pattern
The momentary collapse of K. Bakiev’s regime, accompanied by fatalities, looting, and riots, had been an alarming phenomenon not only because it showed how easily a government just days ago widely recognized as legitimate can fall. Another cause of concern is the threat of chronic instability in a geopolitically sensitive […]
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