The region constitutes the world's most fascinating geopolitical experiment.
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The Kazakh clan system will influence presidential succession.
To manage social unrest, the government is offering shares of state firms for public investment.
Moscow is planning to strengthen military and economic partnerships with its key former Soviet satellites.
The first real move toward a rail line linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been made, but many…
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan could face a bleak water future even without the proposed upriver dams.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hope to build new hydropower dams, which could increase tensions with downriver countries.
Moscow wants to prevent Afghanistan from erupting into chaos but is wary of intervening directly.
A change involving two of the country's most powerful positions could signal larger shakeups.
