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POLITICAL CRISIS IN KAZAKHSTAN

Conflict on Kazakh-Uzbek border The United Democratic Party has some concrete steps to suggest Almaty, 5 January 2002 Kazakstan - Ten years and counting Nursultan Nazarbaev's trip to the US was ego-boosting Energy Compass, 4 January 2002 Kazakh president says young reformers should focus on economy, not on politics BBC Monitoring, 29 December 2001

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PRESS

Three Kazakh opposition parties merge into one democratic party The setting up of a United Democratic Party has been announced BBC Monitoring, 4 January 2002 Voice of Democracy Identity crisis Kazakhstan 21st Century Foundation, 02 January 2002 OSCE slams lack of media freedom - Kazakh paper The conditions have worsened in recent years BBC Monitoring, 31 December 2001

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ANALYTIC DATA

In Uzbekistan, Whatever It Takes Central Asian strongmen appear to have been inspired by Genghis Khan The New York Times, 16 December 2001 A New International Organization: The Force of Power vs. the Power of Force Otechestvennye Zapiski, No.1 2001 Response to terror Uzbek President seeks to again extend his term politics Los Angeles Times, 7 December 2001

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KAZAKHGATE

Korean businessman bribed Nazarbayev International press about a $10 mln bribe scandal International publications, November 2001 Power and corruption The wheel's come full circle IEI, 4 October 2001 Switzerland hands USA explosive report on corruption in petroleum industry particularly compromising for president Nursultan Nazarbayev Le Temps, 24 September 2001

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UNCONSTRAINED OPINION

Viewpoints: Our new Asian 'allies' are tainted Some of the relationships may extinguish democratic hopes Newsday, 7 December 2001 Open Letter to President G.W.Bush Federation for Human Rights, 17 November 2001 Open letter of the Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights Way to suppress the independent "Respublica" newspaper and the KCHR Received via e-mail, 17 October 2001

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