BAKIYEV, THE SECURITY STRUCTURES, AND THE APRIL 7 VIOLENCE IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Erica Marat (4/29/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Why did the unrest in Kyrgyzstan turn so violent? The violence on April 7 stands in bright contrast to the Tulip revolution of 2005. In fact, the vast majority of the victims were shot dead by foreign snipers dispatched on the rooftop of a government building in central Bishkek. They were allegedly hired by president Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s brother Zhanysh.
AS WASHINGTON LOOKS TO YEREVAN, BAKU LOOKS ELSEWHERE
By Tomas Zirve (4/29/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In Azerbaijan, President Obama’s sweeping and gesturing foreign policy has come unstuck. The White House’s actions have concerned Baku so severely that Azerbaijan is looking to further hedge its already finely balanced international relationships.
INDIA SEEKS TO RE-ENTER NEW IRAN-PAKISTAN GAS DEAL
By Robert M Cutler (4/29/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Last month, after years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Iran and Pakistan signed an agreement for a bilateral natural gas pipeline to be sourced from the South Pars deposit. India has since asked to reopen negotiations, from which it had earlier withdrawn, to make the project trilateral.
KYRGYZSTAN’S REVOLT: PROSPECTS FOR STABILITY IN A FAILING STATE
By Johan Engvall (4/14/2010 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The upheaval in Kyrgyzstan – the second in five years – raises the question whether Kyrgyzstan has any serious prospects of developing into a stable, sovereign state, let alone one with a pluralistic political system. The opposition that has claimed power faces major challenges, including curbing corruption, breaking the links between the state and organized crime, and creating a political order conducive for social and economic stability. Whether the members of the interim government fit this ticket remains doubtful.
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