Kyrgyzstan
Competitive Kyrgyz election comes with unrest risk
The October election will be run fairly but power-hungry politicians may still create trouble
KyrgyzstanEnding Central Asian water impasse looks more possible
Early comments from a new Uzbek leadership suggest a willingness to discuss and fix a region-wide challenge
Central AsiaCentral Asia will resist Russian offers of Syria role
The Kyrgyz president says he and Russia's leader did not even discuss a possible Syria troop deployment
Central AsiaKyrgyz election year heightens political uncertainty
The president is attacking opposition politicians in hope of shaping the election outcome
KyrgyzstanRussian bill will calm fears not punish Central Asia
Stripping convicted terrorists of their passports will appease nationalist sentiment without really harming immigrants
RussiaKyrgyzstan will seek hydropower funding
Hydroelectricity projects offer a way out of energy shortages but will annoy downstream Uzbekistan
KyrgyzstanRussian dominance limits Eurasian bloc's prospects
Russia's four partners are unenthusiastic about economic union and opposed to political integration
CISRussia will build on existing Central Asian alliances
President Putin is visiting three friendly 'stans' but not the two more difficult states
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