Kyrgyzstan

The five Central Asian states are debating switching from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet in an attempt to end their relative isolation and loosen their ties to Russia. [more]

Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev was sacked Nov. 28, just weeks before a snap parliamentary election in the unstable Central Asian country, ensuring a full consolidation of the government under Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. [more]

China is making a bid for Central Asia's energy resources, a move that will ultimately expand into a bid for geopolitical control of the entire region. [more]

After 16 years of relative quiescence, Central Asia is about to become a major field of... [more]

The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) broke in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on... [more]

Defense ministers from the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in... [more]

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev were meeting June 5 in... [more]

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Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet resigned Dec. 19, agreeing to stay on until a new government is installed.... [more]

The U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan released a statement Dec. 8 saying that the U.S. soldier who shot... [more]

A standoff ended Tuesday between supporters of Kyrgyzstani President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and the... [more]

The government of Kyrgyzstan is racked with controversy. The head of the National Security... [more]

Kyrgyz law enforcement has been cracking down on a perceived rise in Islamist militancy in the... [more]

Five days after Azerbaijan's ruling party took a solid victory in the country's parliamentary... [more]

A threat of violence loomed as polling stations in Azerbaijan closed on Sunday. Shortly after the... [more]

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) summit in Moscow ended Oct. 27. Talk at the summit... [more]

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has embarked on a tour of Central Asia in an effort to... [more]

The Sept. 19-24 Russo-Uzbek military exercises in Uzbekistan are just one of many signs that the... [more]