Central Asia

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Aliyev is “not Michael Corleone, he’s Sonny”

WikiLeaked
Charles Homans
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Cables describe Turkmenistan’s leader as dim-witted neatfreak

WikiLeaked
Joshua Keating
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Who really controls Kazahkstan’s oil fields?

The Oil and the Glory
Steve LeVine
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Cheeky cable from Ashgabat: Cat tried to assassinate the president of Turkmenistan

WikiLeaked
Blake Hounshell
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Clinton on ‘reassurance tour’ in Central Asia in wake of WikiLeaks

Madam Secretary
Preeti Aroon
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O&G Book Review: Zahid Hussain’s The Scorpion’s Tail

The Oil and the Glory
Joshua Foust
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Report: Canadian military leasing Russian Mi-17 helos in Afghanistan

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Biden sees New START as part of drive to strengthen Medvedev over Putin

The Cable
Josh Rogin
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Europe’s transcontinental pipedream

The Oil and the Glory
Steve LeVine
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Was James Giffen telling the truth?

The Oil and the Glory
Steve LeVine
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Revising the counterinsurgency manual: A response to Colonel Gentile

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: The tragic tale of a dog who saved soldiers

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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There’s no checklist for counterinsurgency

The South Asia Channel
Joshua Rovner and Tim Hoyt
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Shades of Wanat

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Rethinking Objectives in Afghanistan

The United States invaded Afghanistan to defeat al Qaeda. It should stay that way.

Argument
Philip Mudd

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