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Russia has a broader strategy that could leave it as the dominant security actor across much of Eurasia.
Stratfor Managing Editor Ben Sheen and Eurasia Analyst Eugene Chausovsky discuss the increasing tensions in Russia’s periphery since the start of the crisis in Ukraine.
Recently, Kyrgyzstan commemorated the fourth anniversary of the violence that shook its southern part back in 2010. Back then, over 100,000 Uzbeks had to leave Kyrgyzstan and seek refuge in Uzbekistan in the aftermath of the riots.
Opposition and parties leaning toward Russia are leading the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan comes one step closer to becoming Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy.
The United Nations has called regional organizations and governments to assist humanitarian operations to southern Kyrgyzstan.
