Monday, March 24, 2008

NEWS: EurasiaNet Weekly Update 03-13-08

THE FOLLOWING STORIES APPEARED ON EURASIANET OVER THE PAST WEEK:

BAKU AND ASHGABAT SOLVED LONG-LASTED PROBLEM WHILE US IS PUSHING FOR TRANS-CASPIAN DEAL Rovshan Ismayilov
Russia on March 13 went on the diplomatic offensive in an attempt to undermine Azerbaijan's credibility as an energy exporter, and cast doubt on the financial viability of a Western-backed pipeline plan. The Russian criticism, experts believe, is a response to earlier moves by Baku and the United States to press ahead with the construction of a trans-Caspian pipeline.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav031308.shtml

ARMENIA: OFFICIALS, OPPOSITION TAKE TENTATIVE STEPS TOWARD CONCILIATION
http://www.eurasianet.org/armenia08/news/031308.shtml

ARMENIA: A POLITICAL WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav031108.shtml

IRAN: US GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS TO IRAN
Joshua Kucera
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav031008a.shtml

ARMENIA: AUTHORITIES ADVANCE CONSPIRACY THEORY
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav030708c.shtml

UIGHUR ACTIVIST: CHINA IS MAKING "A FRONTAL ATTACK ON OUR ETHNIC IDENTITY" Joshua Kucera
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav030708.shtml

THE CIS: A VANISHING REALITY? Igor Torbakov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav030708a.shtml

GEORGIA: TBILISI STARTS TO FEEL THE BACKLASH OF KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE Molly Corso
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav030608a.shtml

ARMENIA: CRITICISM OF KOCHARIAN ADMINISTRATION BUBBLES TO SURFACE Rovshan Ismayilov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav030608.shtml

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