The underlying issues that led to violence in Kyrgyzstan four years ago remain.
In Kyrgyzstan Ethnic Hostility Shows Few Signs of Abating
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Kyrgyzstan
An Urgent Need to Stabilize Kyrgyzstan
Just weeks after widespread ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan killed hundreds of people, destroyed thousands of houses, and caused hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks to flee their homes, widespread abuse by Kyrgyzstan’s law-enforcement agencies is again fueling tensions.
Look to Women to End Conflict in Kyrgyzstan
By bringing together local women of different ethnicities in Kyrgyzstan to collaborate on rebuilding their communities, women are addressing the root causes of the violence in their region: years of unaddressed mistrust and separation among ethnic groups, as well as crumbling social infrastructure and welfare systems.
Kyrgyzstan: Tinderboxes and Tangled Webs
If Kyrgyzstan becomes a pawn on a larger board, then the “Great Game” will shift from Afghanistan and Pakistan to the rest of Central Asia.
Postcard from Bishkek
Protesters in Kyrgyzstan. Photo by Michael Coffey
Central Asia Between Competition and Cooperation
Great power competition in Central Asia ebbs and flows in a timeless and tireless fashion. Unlike in Europe and East Asia during the Cold War and after, the fault line for the current jockeying for position in Central Asia between Washington and Beijing is not easily discernible. Instead, fluidity, uncertainty, and even outright reversal of fortunes among the major players have been the norm.