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February 05, 2009
Crisis Allows Russia To Restore Control Over Industry

The global economic crisis has hit Russia hard as falling oil prices and a devalued currency have cut into living standards. But for the Kremlin, the downturn may also be an opportunity -- to use the economic mayhem to solidify state control over key sectors of the economy.

February 05, 2009
Feeling The Pinch In Russia

Two weeks ago, Veronika Narozhnaya worked as a secretary at a large Western accountancy firm. She had been employed by the company for more than a year, the work was stimulating, and her prospects looked rosy, she said. Then everything changed.
February 05, 2009
Potential Khatami Ally Says He Must Be 'Stronger'

Iran's former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, has given his strongest hint yet that he is prepared to run in the presidential election in June. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, a former reformist legislator who is currently a visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston, is well-known for her outspokenness and human rights advocacy. She says she's concerned about Khatami's weakness and a
February 05, 2009
With Rates Near Zero, What Options Do Central Banks Have Left?

Over the past few months, the world's major central banks have been slashing interest rates to record lows in a bid to get lending flowing again and help their economies weather the global downturn. Today, it was the turn of the Czech and the British central banks. But now that rates are nearing zero in some places, what options do central banks have?
February 05, 2009
Cut NATO Logistics, Undermine Afghan Elections

As winter weather eases in Afghanistan, a clear Taliban strategy for 2009 is emerging. What was once known as the "spring offensive" is now a multi-pronged approach of roadside bombings, attacking supply routes, threatening villagers, and pushing communities away from the authority of Kabul.
February 05, 2009
Communist Leader Seeks To Maintain Hold On Power

On April 5, Moldova is to elect a new parliament, which in turn will name a new president. After two consecutive four-year terms, incumbent President Vladimir Voronin, a 67-year-old veteran Communist, is seeking to remain in power, whatever it takes.
February 04, 2009
Economic Equality Continues To Escape Iranians

Thirty years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the promises of economic justice that helped spur the movement remain unfulfilled. With unemployment in oil-rich Iran approaching double digits, inflation spiraling, and incomes far below levels seen under the shah, the economy has exposed itself as the establishment's Achilles' heel.
February 04, 2009
Kyrgyz Eviction Warnings Intensify Over U.S. Air Base

Kyrgyzstan has threatened to kick U.S. troops out of an air base that's vital to the supply of forces in nearby Afghanistan. The intensity of the warnings and questions about Moscow's role suggest the situation could pose serious challenges to the new U.S. administration in relations with Russia and Central Asia.
February 04, 2009
Central Asia's Great Water Game

With irregular supplies of natural gas and restricted electricity usage, power shortages are routine for millions of Central Asians. For mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the solution is clear: water. But regional rivalries and energy politics are getting in the way.
February 03, 2009
Afghanistan's Constitutional Crisis

Just days after announcing the postponement of Afghanistan's presidential poll, the Independent Election Commission finds itself amidst a storm of controversy. Parliament accuses it of overstepping its legal authority, while politicians are warning of a crisis that could harm the country's fragile democracy.
February 03, 2009
Faith Trumps Fear For Anti-Taliban Politician

Afzal Khan is an 82-year-old Pashtun politician who has emerged as a symbol of the resistance to Taliban extremism in the Swat Valley. Khan has survived numerous assassination attempts, but continues to oppose the Taliban and their representation of Islam.
February 02, 2009
Veteran Journalist 'Depressed' By Davos Forum

Freelance journalist Thomas Crampton has spent the last five days covering the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a gathering of government and business leaders from around the world. Crampton, formerly a correspondent for "The New York Times" and "International Herald Tribune," says this year's gathering, unlike previous ones, left him with feelings of "extreme depression."

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Thursday 5 February 2009

Crisis Allows Russia To Restore Control Over Industry

Feeling The Pinch In Russia

Potential Khatami Ally Says He Must Be 'Stronger'

With Rates Near Zero, What Options Do Central Banks Have Left?

Cut NATO Logistics, Undermine Afghan Elections

Communist Leader Seeks To Maintain Hold On Power

Economic Equality Continues To Escape Iranians

Kyrgyz Eviction Warnings Intensify Over U.S. Air Base

Central Asia's Great Water Game

Afghanistan's Constitutional Crisis

Faith Trumps Fear For Anti-Taliban Politician

Veteran Journalist 'Depressed' By Davos Forum

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