Though it surprises view regular readers, the crisis in Kyrgyzstan is ramping up. EurasiaNet has two excellent stories, and I would argue the connection between them is strong enough to argue for them being one long article. The first article I’m linking covers the Energy Crisis, and the second article illustrates the most recent anti-government rally and the authority’s tacit approval of violence to stop the rally supporters.
Corruption seems to have reached a critical mass. Perhaps the next Tulip Revolution will be an actual revolution — but to what?
I’m hoping there will be more in the press soon, and I’ll cover it here.
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Michael Hancock-Parmer – author of 153 posts on Registan.net.
Michael earned an MA in Central Eurasian Studies in 2011 and remains a student at Indiana University pursuing a dual PhD in Russian History and Central Eurasian Studies. He served 6 months in the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan in 2005. After the events in Andijan and the subsequent closure of the program, he served 2 years in southern Kazakhstan, returning to the Midwest in 2007. His general area of interest is on post-Timur Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, centered on the Syr Darya river valley.