Kyrgyz Republic

 
  • Op-Ed
    Growing the Eurasian Customs Union Within the WTO
    Eli Keene May 30, 2013 World Monitor

    The Eurasian Customs Union should give careful consideration to current and future WTO obligations when pursuing expansion.

     
  • Op-Ed
    The "Stans" at 20
    Martha Brill Olcott December 28, 2011 Real Instituto Elcano

    Twenty years after the Soviet collapse, leaders of the five Central Asian republics have built functioning states but they have yet to fully implement democratic reforms, decentralize and share power, and develop strong intraregional relations.

     
  • Testimony
    Addressing Ethnic Tension in Kyrgyzstan
    Martha Brill Olcott June 22, 2011 June 22

    The international community should focus on pressing the Kyrgyz government to respect the basic human rights of all their citizens and emphasize the importance of equality and accountability before the law.

     
  • Testimony
    Kyrgyzstan: Perspectives and Implications For the Region
    Martha Brill Olcott October 12, 2010 OSCE Seminar

    Last June's ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, along with the performance of the country's new parliamentary system of government, will have wide-ranging implications for Central Asia and for regional security.

     
  • Testimony
    Instability in Kyrgyzstan: The International Response
    Martha Brill Olcott July 27, 2010 U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

    The international community can help bring much-needed stability to Kyrgyzstan, which has experienced violent ethnic clashes as its leaders lay the groundwork for Central Asia’s first genuine parliamentary democracy.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Kyrgyzstan: A Test for Mutual Security
    Matthew Rojansky, James Collins June 15, 2010 The International Herald Tribune 中文 Русский

    The crisis in Kyrgyzstan presents an opportunity for the three multilateral groups working in the area to do real, immediate good while building trust and demonstrating that cooperation is possible in the increasingly interconnected and fragile Eurasian security space.

     
  • Article
    Russia and the Crisis in Osh

    As Moscow grapples with the question of whether to intervene to stop the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, it is forced to confront a vexing issue: can Russia utilize its political and military potential to help resolve local and regional conflicts in Central Asia?

     
  • Op-Ed
    Kyrgyzstan's New Window of Opportunity
    Kelima Yakupova May 3, 2010 Common Ground News Service

    Lasting change eluded Kyrgyzstan in 2005 when Bakiyev came to power. Now that his regime has collapsed, the new leaders will have to work hard to earn back the trust of the Kyrgyz people.

     
  • Op-Ed
    U.S. Should Avoid Backroom Deals on Kyrgyzstan
    Martha Brill Olcott April 13, 2010 World Politics Review 中文

    The U.N. special envoy to Kyrgyzstan is working alongside the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to bring a peaceful resolution to the crisis there. The United States should resist the temptation to engage in a backroom deal to decide Kyrgyzstan’s fate.

     
  • Testimony
    U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Looking Ahead
    Martha Brill Olcott December 15, 2009 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

    As the war in Afghanistan begins to enter a new phase, it is important to reexamine some of the premises of U.S. policy in the Central Asian region and to consider whether the conditions in the region have changed in the last decade.

     
  • Policy Outlook
    A New Direction for U.S. Policy in the Caspian Region
    Martha Brill Olcott February 10, 2009

    The Obama administration needs a new approach to the Caspian region that provides opportunities for local leaders to engage with the United States in economic and political development.

     
  • Book
    Strategic Asia 2005-06: Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty
    Michael Wills, Ashley J. Tellis September 30, 2005 The National Bureau of Asian Research

    Through a combination of country, regional, and topical studies, Strategic Asia 2005–06: Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty assesses how Asian states are modernizing their military programs in response to China's rise as a regional power, the war on terrorism, changes in U.S. force posture, the revolution in military affairs, and local security dilemmas.

     
  • Book
    Central Asia’s Second Chance
    Martha Brill Olcott August 10, 2005 Washington

    Early hopes for a democratic transition in Central Asia after the fall of the Soviet Union were dashed, but new hope was raised as the global community re-engaged with Central Asia in the wake of 9/11. Martha Brill Olcott explains how the region squandered its "second chance," and what might happen next.

     
  • Report
    The Kyrgyz Republic: Reinforce Economic Growth through Lower Taxes and Better Governance
    Anders Aslund June 17, 2004 Carnegie

    This report focuses on three areas, economic development strategy, the elaboration of a new tax code and further improvement in governance. The single most important issue for the next year is that Kyrgyzstan achieves a large reduction of its public foreign debt in the Paris Club in the spring of 2005.

     
  • Report
    Post-Soviet Free Trade
    Anders Aslund June 28, 2003

    Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, the independent states that emerged from the wreckage have tried to sort out their trade relations. But the flow of goods between countries continues to contract even more than it should. What is needed is free trade.

     
  • Report
    The Kyrgyz Republic: Improve Governance and Expand Exports
    Anders Aslund May 28, 2003

    The foucs of economic policy in the Kyrgyz Republic should be economic growth. The main tasks should be to expand exports, primarily by opening up the Kazakh market, and stimulating supply through further reforms in governance and taxation.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Kyrgyzstan: A Primer
    Martha Brill Olcott April 9, 2010 NPR

    Public hostility toward the Kyrgyz government escalated over the past weeks, leading to the recent street protests and demonstrations that seem to have topped the government of President Bakiyev.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    'The Stans' in Transition
    Nikolay Petrov December 17, 2009 Worldfocus Radio

    The five post-Soviet Central Asian republics—Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—share common political, cultural, and historical roots, but they are far from homogeneous, and continuing domestic and regional tensions could lead to violent conflict.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    U.S. Examining Options to Central Asian Air Bases
    Martha Brill Olcott February 9, 2009 NPR's Morning Edition

    In the wake of Kyrgyzstan’s decision to close its American airbase the U.S. must find a Central Asian location for its logistical operations outside of Afghanistan to ensure they remain uninterrupted in case the war deteriorates further.

     

Al-Farabi Carnegie Program on Central Asia

Carnegie Experts on Kyrgyz Republic

  • Evan A. Feigenbaum
    Nonresident Senior Associate
    Asia Program

    Feigenbaum’s work focuses principally on China and India, geopolitics in Asia, and the role of the United States in East, Central, and South Asia. His previous positions include deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia, deputy assistant secretary of state for Central Asia, and member of the secretary of state’s policy planning staff with principal responsibility for East Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Alexey Malashenko
    Scholar in Residence
    Religion, Society, and Security Program
    Moscow Center

    Malashenko is the co-chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Religion, Society, and Security Program. He also taught at the Higher School of Economics from 2007 to 2008 and was a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations from 2000 to 2006.

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  • Martha Brill Olcott
    Senior Associate
    Russia and Eurasia Program and
    Co-director
    al-Farabi Carnegie Program on Central Asia

    Olcott is professor emerita at Colgate University, having taught political science there from 1974 to 2002. Prior to her work at the endowment, Olcott served as a special consultant to former secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger.

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