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Ceasefire between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

17 September 2022

For more than a year, clashes have opposed the border guards of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the borders between the two countries never having been precisely defined.
Last week, these clashes escalated into a battle, causing casualties on both sides.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his (...)

US Switching From Afghanistan to Central Asia

Moscow (Russia) | 31 July 2011

The hypothesis that the US is planning a partial relocation of its military infrastructures from Afghanistan to Central Asia appears to be gaining momentum. A dead giveaway, according to columnist Aleksandr Shustov, is the heigthened intensity of Washington’s diplomatic transactions with (...)

Kyrgyzstan: Bloodstained Geopolitical Chessboard

by Rick Rozoff

Chicago | 18 June 2010

Soon after the overthrow of President Bakaiev, ethnic clashes have suddenly flared up in Kyrgyzstan causing bloodshed and massive population displacement. Corruption and resultant poverty have had the better of the country’s civil peace. According to Rick Rozoff, this situation is a direct (...)

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Roza Revolution’ - Cui Bono: (Part 4)

Washington and the Kyrgyz future—Securing the Pivot

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 2 June 2010

In this fourth and final part, F. William Engdhal explains why the stakes for Washington in the Kyrgyzstan events are of vital geopolitical importance. Central Asia is key for Washington’s strategy of global dominance, hinging on the militarization of the entire region. To this end, (...)

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Roza Revolution’ - Cui Bono: (Part 3)

Russia and the Kyrgyzstan future

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 30 May 2010

In this third part of his work, F. William Engdhal examines the essential geopolitical importance of Kyrgyzstan for Russia, the second geopolitical player for the control of Eurasia’s land space. Considering its military encirclement by NATO and the U.S., a neutral regime in Kyrgyzstan would (...)

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Roza Revolution’ - Cui Bono? (Part 2)

China and the Kyrgyz geopolitical future

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 27 May 2010

Continuing with F. William Engdhal’s analysis of what is playing out in this prize region, part two examines China’s geopolitical interest in Kyrgyzstan. Triggering the 2005 Tulip Revolution were, inter alia, the growing economic ties between the two countries, of which Washington (...)

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Roza Revolution’ - Cui Bono? (Part 1)

Kyrgyzstan as a Geopolitical Pivot

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 26 May 2010

The dust has far from settled in Kyrgyzstan after the April 2010 uprising and speculations continue to swirl around the signature behind the events. The least likely scenario is that of a spontaneous homegrown rebellion. Kyrgyzstan is a hub of competing interests involving both regional and (...)

The CSTO condemns the coup in Kyrgyzstan

14 May 2010

The six Heads of State of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) together with its Secretary-General, meeting in Moscow on 14 May 2010, have condemned the alleged second "Tulip Revolution" that swept Roza Otunbayeva into power in Kyrgyzstan.
The CSTO is made up of Russia, (...)

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A Russian-Uzbek challenge to the US

by Melkulangara K. Bhadrakumar

New Dehli (India) | 23 April 2010

An earlier article published by Voltaire Network, which analyzed the situation in Kyrgyzstan when it was still in turmoil, entertained the possibility that Washington might have had a hand in the events leading to the overthrow of its former lackey. As can be seen below, the Manas military (...)

Kyrgyzstan And The Battle For Central Asia

by Rick Rozoff

Chicago | 8 April 2010

Confusion reigns in Bishkek after the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whom Washington placed in power in the wake of the so-called "Tulip Revolution". The dictator had set up a U.S. military base in Manas, ruthlessly quelling all dissent. It is still unclear whether the new (...)

Eighth meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic

Brussels (Belgium) | 18 July 2006

The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and the Kyrgyz Republic held
its eighth meeting on Tuesday 18 July 2006. The meeting was chaired by the Head of the
Kyrgyz Delegation, Mr Daniar Toktogulovich Usenov, First Vice Prime Minister of the
Kyrgyz Republic.
The delegation (...)

Press statements following Russian-Kyrgyz talks

Moscow (Russia) | 24 April 2006

President Vladimir Putin: Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me genuine pleasure to receive in Moscow the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Salievich Bakiev. It is symbolic that you have chosen our country for your first official visit abroad as head of state. This is yet another sign of the (...)

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