By Mina Muradova (5/11/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The U.S. has approved a credit line to finance Azerbaijan’s first communication satellite despite strong opposition from Armenian lobby groups in the U.

By Haroutiun Khachatrian (5/11/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)

When the Armenian economy abruptly collapsed by over 14 percent in 2009 due to the global economic crisis, there were hopes that the economy would rapidly recover in the following year. However, the recovery was very slow in 2010 with a GDP growth of only 2.6 percent.

By Joldosh Osmonov (5/11/2011 issue of the CACI Analyst)

On May 3, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission – KIC) presented its long-awaited report on the inter-ethnic conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan that took place in June last year. The KIC found the Uzbek minority to have been disproportionally victimized in the conflict, provided evidence of official complicity, and claimed that some of the violent acts committed can be considered crimes against humanity. The report stated that increasing political fanaticism based on ethno-nationalistic sentiments in the wake of April 7 events became the main reason for the tragic conflict.