Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia
Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Kazakh President Nazarbayev has resigned. Here are three things to watch.
A managed succession may be a hard promise to keep.
When ailing dictators die in office, what happens next?
[caption id="attachment_50410" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Uzbek President Islam Karimov in 2015.
Uzbekistan had the same president for 25 years. What happens now?
[caption id="attachment_45908" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov greets people
As Ethiopia votes, what's 'free and fair' got to do with it?
Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country,
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it?
Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country,
Counter-terrorism in Central Asia requires international cooperation
[caption id="attachment_19433" align="alignnone" width="620"] FILE: Then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Central Asia Grows Wobbly
Central Asia is entering a decade of heightened instability. Aging
Putin in 2012: Expert Analysis
Following up on my "previous post":http://tmc.org/blog/2011/09/25/putin-in-2012-guest-commentary-2/, here are a number
Base Politics and Revolutions
"Alexander Cooley":http://polisci.barnard.edu/profiles/alexander-cooley and my colleague "Dan Nexon":http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/dhn2/?PageTemplateID=156 have an interesting