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Why isn’t China Intervening in the Events Occurring in Kyrgyzstan?

October 30, 2020

Over the past few years, the lion’s share of the countries in Central Asia (CA) have been undergoing a period involving social, economic, and political transformation. The region desperately needs to …

Arc of Instability on Russia’s Periphery

October 23, 2020

Opinion

An arc of instability has appeared on Russia’s peripheral regions to the west and southwest — Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh and Kyrgyzstan. These regions are vital to Russia’s national security and weaken…

Why Wasn’t There Any Post-Election Turmoil In Tajikistan?

October 21, 2020

Opinion

Unlike fellow former Soviet Republics Belarus and even neighboring Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan's latest elections didn't result in any turmoil even though one might have expected it to have due to some sim…

RAND and the Malevolent Encirclement of Russia

October 20, 2020

Opinion

Over recent weeks a series of events in the states surrounding the Russian Federation has erupted that certainly are not being greeted with joy in the Kremlin. Each crisis center of itself is not a de…

The Kyrgyz Color Revolution Crisis Intensifies the US’ Hybrid War Containment of Russia

October 12, 2020

Opinion

The sudden outbreak of Color Revolution unrest in the historically unstable Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan following recent parliamentary elections in this Russian CSTO mutual defense ally intens…

The Kyrgyz Compromise: Submitting to the Color Revolution or Pragmatic Move for Peace?

October 10, 2020

Opinion

The Kyrgyz government's decision to annul the results of the latest elections which were exploited as the “trigger event” for the preplanned Color Revolution against it might be interpreted by some as…

West Hopes to Play its Belarusian Card in Kyrgyzstan?

October 5, 2020

Opinion

On October 4, Kyrgyzstan is scheduled to hold its parliamentary election for the 7th consecutive time since the republic gained its independence. The Supreme Council is the unicameral Parliament of th…

Okay! The US Does Not Want the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway

July 16, 2020

Opinion

If you live in the United States the mention of a country like Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan probably only registers on a subconscious “movie memory” level. Or, you assume all those countries with “stan” a…