China is the world’s fifth largest arms exporter, Cossacks are expanding their role in Russia’s public sphere and …
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Why Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Election Matters
From the farce of Borat to the ignorance of Herman Cain, the politics and people of Central Asia get short shrift in the U.S. But deride the ‘Stans at your peril. The old crossroads of the Silk Road now rest upon 21st century geo-political faultlines, etched by the competing strategic interests of Russia, China, and the U.S. …