Kazakhstan: Can Nazarbayev Save the Day at Divided OSCE Summit?
Bitter divisions between member states are hampering agreement on the wording of a declaration due to be signed within a few hours as a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
View ArticleWashington Presses Astana on Bid to Extend President’s Rule – But Is Anyone...
The United States has again pressed Kazakhstan over a bid to dispense with presidential elections for the next decade – but are its words falling on deaf ears?As Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat...
View ArticleUS and UK Continue Training of Kazakhstan Military After Afghanistan Rebuff
The annual military exercises between Kazakhstan, the US and UK began this week near Almaty, and this year the roster of participating nations has grown a bit, with Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania and Tajikistan...
View ArticleUzbekistan-Afghanistan Railway Starts Operations
The railroad connecting Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the Uzbekistan border town of Hairatan, has opened, putting into operation a key node of the U.S. military's overland transport route through...
View ArticlePeace Corps Pulling Out of Kazakhstan?
The Peace Corps, which sends thousands of Americans abroad every year to volunteer in public health, education and business development, is pulling out of Kazakhstan, according to unconfirmed reports....
View ArticleKazakhstan vs. Kyrgyzstan: Both Love Russia, One Fears the US
Forty-two percent of Kyrgyzstanis consider the United States the biggest threat to their country, says a new study by a Bishkek polling agency. Afghanistan is the only country feared by a greater part...
View ArticleCentral Asia: Clinton Points (Obliquely) to Human Rights Backsliding
American government statements on human rights in Central Asia tend to be pretty tepid, especially when they focus on countries necessary for transit routes into and out of Afghanistan. A December 6...
View ArticleUS Senate Showdown Raises Foreign Funding Questions
The American Senate’s contentious confirmation hearings for Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel have raised the prickly issue of foreign financing at US think tanks, with Republicans opposing his...
View ArticleWashington Slams Uzbekistan over Human Trafficking
The United States has given Uzbekistan the lowest possible rating in its annual report on human trafficking and forced labor. Uzbekistan was downgraded (along with Russia and China) from Tier 2 to Tier...
View ArticleRussian Speakers Celebrate LGBT Pride – in New York
They carried banners advertising a virtual tweet-march through Moscow, where a real Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade was banned in 2012 for the next 100 years, and calling on...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Can Nazarbayev Save the Day at Divided OSCE Summit?
Bitter divisions between member states are hampering agreement on the wording of a declaration due to be signed within a few hours as a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
View ArticleWashington Presses Astana on Bid to Extend President’s Rule – But Is Anyone...
The United States has again pressed Kazakhstan over a bid to dispense with presidential elections for the next decade – but are its words falling on deaf ears?As Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat...
View ArticleUS and UK Continue Training of Kazakhstan Military After Afghanistan Rebuff
The annual military exercises between Kazakhstan, the US and UK began this week near Almaty, and this year the roster of participating nations has grown a bit, with Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania and Tajikistan...
View ArticleUzbekistan-Afghanistan Railway Starts Operations
The railroad connecting Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, with the Uzbekistan border town of Hairatan, has opened, putting into operation a key node of the U.S. military's overland transport route through...
View ArticlePeace Corps Pulling Out of Kazakhstan?
The Peace Corps, which sends thousands of Americans abroad every year to volunteer in public health, education and business development, is pulling out of Kazakhstan, according to unconfirmed reports....
View ArticleKazakhstan vs. Kyrgyzstan: Both Love Russia, One Fears the US
Forty-two percent of Kyrgyzstanis consider the United States the biggest threat to their country, says a new study by a Bishkek polling agency. Afghanistan is the only country feared by a greater part...
View ArticleCentral Asia: Clinton Points (Obliquely) to Human Rights Backsliding
American government statements on human rights in Central Asia tend to be pretty tepid, especially when they focus on countries necessary for transit routes into and out of Afghanistan. A December 6...
View ArticleUS Senate Showdown Raises Foreign Funding Questions
The American Senate’s contentious confirmation hearings for Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel have raised the prickly issue of foreign financing at US think tanks, with Republicans opposing his...
View ArticleWashington Slams Uzbekistan over Human Trafficking
The United States has given Uzbekistan the lowest possible rating in its annual report on human trafficking and forced labor. Uzbekistan was downgraded (along with Russia and China) from Tier 2 to Tier...
View ArticleRussian Speakers Celebrate LGBT Pride – in New York
They carried banners advertising a virtual tweet-march through Moscow, where a real Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade was banned in 2012 for the next 100 years, and calling on...
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