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North and South in foreign policy of Uzbekistan? Shall advancement of relations with new partners be expected?

North and South in foreign policy of Uzbekistan? Shall advancement of relations with new partners be expected?

19.03.2007 16:03 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Commenting on the recent visits of prime ministers of Russia and Pakistan to Tashkent, some observers assumed that Uzbekistan was changing its pro-Russian foreign political course. The visits followed one another, and observers noticed the enthusiasm with which the local media covered the visit of S

How history of CIS countries interprets development of Central Asian peoples and their national statehood

How history of CIS countries interprets development of Central Asian peoples and their national statehood

19.03.2007 12:13 msk Analytics

Analysis of history of the peoples of Central Asia as presented by the Russian and regional historiography reveals a number of distinctive features typical of domestic and, broader, post-Soviet science. Particularly distinctive of them include an appeal to the sources of establishment of ethnic nati

Russian media outlets "missed" Pakistani prime minister's visit to Tashkent

Russian media outlets "missed" Pakistani prime minister's visit to Tashkent

15.03.2007 19:49 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Russian media outlets all but missed the visit of the prime minister of Pakistan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A single news agency mentioned the matter - and only briefly. Can Moscow be that indifferent with regard to the relations between the countries that seriously aspire for regional leadership?

Evolution of political regimes in Central Asia: ways and opportunities

Evolution of political regimes in Central Asia: ways and opportunities

07.03.2007 13:56 msk Analytics Russia

Institute of East Europe and information-analytical Prognosis.ru organized a roundtable conference "Evolution of political regimes in Central Asia: ways and opportunities" on March 1. The roundtable conference took place on the premises of Territory of the Future Publishers in Moscow. Experts on Cen

Bukhara farmers are put in charge of employment

Bukhara farmers are put in charge of employment

21.02.2007 10:59 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Residents of rural areas of the Bukhara region must be employed at all costs, according to Resolution No 503 signed by Hokim (the head of regional administration) Samoidin Husenov. The whole program the administrator came up with comprises two chapters and seventeen parts. Every farmer must employ v

New president of Turkmenistan keeps his promises

New president of Turkmenistan keeps his promises

16.02.2007 21:52 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Successor to the Turkmenbashi is already keeping his promises to voters. President Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signed the decree "On the system of education in Turkmenistan" on February 16. Secondary schools will revert to a ten-year curriculum on September 1, 2007 again (it was eight-year long under

Election of the president stirred the usually placid Turkmen society

Election of the president stirred the usually placid Turkmen society

12.02.2007 13:42 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Gurbankuly M. Berdymuhammedov's victory is no longer to be doubted. In the meantime, it is certain nuances of what is happening in post-Niyazov Turkmenistan that are particularly interesting.

The first allegedly fair election of president in the history of sovereign Turkmenistan was expected to give answer to the question of whether or not there is afterlife

The first allegedly fair election of president in the history of sovereign Turkmenistan was expected to give answer to the question of whether or not there is afterlife

12.02.2007 10:14 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Is there life in Turkmenistan after the death of the Father of all Turkmens Saparmurat Niyazov? Answer to the question is more important than that to the question of whether or not there is life on Planet Mars. Moreover, Turkmenistan (also unlike Mars) is now in the focus of attention of its neighbo

Kyrgyzstan: Where will ex-premier Felix Kulov go?

Kyrgyzstan: Where will ex-premier Felix Kulov go?

07.02.2007 11:34 msk Analytics Kyrgyzstan

Portraits of Felix Kulov and others from the Ferghana.Ru Gallery, Kyrgyzstan

Power struggle in Ashkhabad is but beginning

Power struggle in Ashkhabad is but beginning

05.02.2007 12:36 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

The first presidential election is about to take place in Turkmenistan. Moscow will remain number one partner.

A new idea for the Uzbek opposition: beating swords into ploughshares

A new idea for the Uzbek opposition: beating swords into ploughshares

05.02.2007 11:07 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Photo by Efrem Lukatsky , Andijan, May, 13, 2005

Islam Karimov's plans stand for political reforms, not modernization

Islam Karimov's plans stand for political reforms, not modernization

02.02.2007 15:32 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

Seven year term of office of the president of Uzbekistan expired in late January 2007. Since election has never been announced, media outlets feel free to speculate on the subject. All hypotheses and forecasts come down to three scenarios that are regarded as the likeliest: a referendum extending th

China ought to be feared because of its weakness, not strength

China ought to be feared because of its weakness, not strength

31.01.2007 11:09 msk Analytics China

In the meantime, all these accomplishments rest on the shaky foundation of exploitation of the millions deprived of elementary social rights. The existing treats to China's security, both internal and external ones, make its road to global leadership all the more difficult.

The Tajik-Chinese relations: the period of wariness over, the era of cooperation begins

The Tajik-Chinese relations: the period of wariness over, the era of cooperation begins

30.01.2007 15:07 msk Analytics China

President Emomali Rakhmonov's first official visit in 2007 was to China. Is there anything geopolitically symbolic about it? There certainly is. A historian observing and studying the Tajik-Chinese relations for at least fifteen years, I now perceive them as being through with the period of initial

The Carnegie Moscow Center organized a roundtable conference on Turkmenistan, the problems it is facing and the future it is heading for

The Carnegie Moscow Center organized a roundtable conference on Turkmenistan, the problems it is facing and the future it is heading for

25.01.2007 06:31 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

A roundtable conference on Turkmenistan in the wake of Saparmurat Niyazov's demise took place at the Carnegie Moscow Center on January 23. Experts and journalists discussed options of development, geopolitical strategies, and - of course - gas export.

Arms spendings of post-Soviet Central Asian countries rose by 50% in 2007

Arms spendings of post-Soviet Central Asian countries rose by 50% in 2007

23.01.2007 14:41 msk Analytics

The New Year began. Former Soviet republics of Central Asia drafted their budgets and charted defense expenditures.

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