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31 August 2017 Russia weighs in on Bannon-free White House
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Nazarbaev Heads For A New Term In Kazakh Vote
26 April 2015Voters in Kazakhstan are voting in a ballot that is expected to result in the reelection of President Nursultan Nazarbaev. With authorities clamping down on opposition and keeping tight control over the media in the energy-producing Central Asian nation, the 74-year-old Nazarbaev is expected to win a fifth term easily. His two rivals are not well
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Has China Made Its First Big Military Sale In Central Asia?
8 February 2015China has reportedly provided both Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with sophisticated air defense systems, which would represent the largest Chinese military equipment deal thus far in Central Asia. Reportedly, China has provided one battalion each to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan of the HQ-9 air defense system, as partial payment for natural gas that it imports from Central
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Turkmenistan: What’s Behind Sudden Manat Devaluation?
5 January 2015Turkmenistan rang in the New Year by dramatically devaluing its national currency, the manat, and introducing a steep levy on the price of petrol. The scale of the devaluation – comparable to the 19 percent devaluation of the tenge in Kazakhstan earlier in the year – comes as all Central Asian economies are feeling the
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What’s The EEU And What Are Its Chances?
3 January 2015Five years ago, Moscow had every reason to feel secure about its neighborhood. Ally Kazakhstan was settling in as the first post-Soviet state to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Belarus had acquiesced to new oil-supply terms from Russia. And all three countries had just joined forces in a new Common Economic
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Flood Hazard Risk Exposure in the United States an Issue After Harvey and Irma
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31 August 2017 Russia weighs in on Bannon-free White House
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15 August 2017 The End of War: Truth or Fiction?