Russia

Almaty Faces Provincial Obscurity

Analysts speculate that President Nazarbaev is attempting to rein in an old political rival by removing his powerbase in southern Kazakstan

22 Feb 05

Military experts are sceptical about government plans to overhaul the armed forces

22 Feb 05

Uzbekistan's neighbours are seeking alternative energy sources in an effort to escape dependence on Tashkent

22 Feb 05

Kyrgyz are bitter over what they see as crippling IMF credit conditions

22 Feb 05

Washington seeks to bolster US economic interests in the Caspian region at the expense of Russia and Iran.

22 Feb 05

Ban on students buying foreign currency likely to stop many completing their education abroad.

22 Feb 05

Impoverished Uzbek women are finding it so hard to get by that they are abandoning their children.

22 Feb 05

How long will pro-US Tashkent tolerate Russian broadcasts critical of American bid to topple Saddam?

22 Feb 05

Astana and Moscow want to make money from foreign radioactive waste by building a new atomic plant in an earthquake zone.

22 Feb 05

Poaching poses a serious threat to an increasingly depleted Caspian species.

22 Feb 05

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