Joshua Kucera
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 11:22
The U.S. Congress has again given the State Department the go-ahead to give military aid to Uzbekistan in spite of concerns about the country's poor record on human rights, a State Department official has told The Bug Pit.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 06:37
No one tries to get NATO involved in such problems in any way. They say that the CSTO should deal with everything.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 08:06
That may sound like an implausible conspiracy theory, but at least according to NG's sources, it's plausible enough for Putin to bring it up to Atambayev.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 13:29
But with misinformation abounding, it's hard to know what's happening on the ground.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:23
Russia has agreed to give Kazakhstan S-300 air defense systems, as well as to share a Russian missile-testing range in the country with Kazakhstani troops, the two countries' defense ministers announced.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:22
Although the situation has calmed somewhat since the fighting on January 11, and both sides have agreed to pull back their forces, the alleged arrival of Iskandarov adds a potentially dramatic new element into the tense situation.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:13
The United States intelligence community has released its annual "worldwide threat assessment," which for the first time highlights Central Asia's "unclear political succession plans" and Georgia's prosecutions of former government officials.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:57
The fewer numbers [sic] coming through Manas is apparent," the report said, quoting one soldier as saying “Our numbers have gone down because they have torn down about 30 tents in the past month or so."
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 05:58
The upsurge in violence is most likely connected with the Paris talks, said Alex Jackson, an expert on Caspian regional issues and editor of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:34
Bordyuzha's stated 2014 priorities of the CSTO contained nothing the organization hadn't already discussed: aid to Tajikistan to help protect the border with Afghanistan, establishment of joint military forces, including air forces, and so on.