July 10, 2009

Central Asia: Power Plays

Graeme P Hern and Katya Palazzolo, July 2009

The World Today, Volume 65, Number 7

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Smaller states selling to the highest bidder; not a distant Cold War memory, rather a new reality in Central Asia. And for good measure, as he shakes hands on a new deal with Russia the president of Kyrgyzstan gives his people the chance to renew his power.

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