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EurasiaNet Weekly Update

THE FOLLOWING STORIES APPEARED ON EURASIANET OVER THE PAST WEEK:

CAN US-RUSSIAN MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION IN AZERBAIJAN WORK? Exploratory talks on the joint US-Russian operation of the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan are expected to begin in July, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's planned visit to the United States. Whether the discussions make any actual progress toward an agreement remains highly uncertain, but the very proposal places Washington in an uncomfortable position.
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Richard Weitz http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061407a.shtml

ABKHAZIA: BRACING FOR MORE TROUBLE
Joshua Kucera
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061407f.shtml

ARMENIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MUCH LIKE THE OLD
Marianna Grigoryan
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061307a.shtml

QUESTIONS CLOUD TURKISH-EU ENERGY COOPERATION
Yigal Schleifer
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061207a.shtml

KARABAKH TALKS GRIND TO A HALT -- AGAIN
Rovshan Ismayilov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061107a.shtml

MOSCOW GIVES COOL RECEPTION TO KYRGYZ-RUSSIAN CONFEDERATION PROPOSAL
Sergei Blagov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav061107.shtml

AZERBAIJAN READY TO DISCUSS RUSSIAN-US USE OF RADAR STATION
Rovshan Ismayilov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav060807.shtml

IN GEORGIA, PRESERVING THE PAST IS CAUSE FOR CONTROVERSY
Molly Corso
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav060807a.shtml