Uzbekistan

Gen. David Petraeus on June 29
August 25, 2009 1234 GMT
Uzbekistan could be considering allowing U.S. forces to return to the air base at Karshi-Khanabad. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans during a sermon July 24
The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
.S. C-17s at the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan
Russia is maneuvering to further consolidate its control over Central Asia, and the United States is only one of its concerns. [more]
Hu and Medvedev at the SCO
Beijing has promised $10 billion in credit for Central Asian countries. [more]
photo: presidents of CSTO
Despite the typical disagreements, the CSTO is concerned about the situation in Afghanistan. [more]
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