Erica Marat

Erica Marat, PhD, is an analyst and reporter at Voice of America's Russian Service. The views expressed here do not represent those of Voice of America, the Russian Service, or the U.S. Government.

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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Disagree on CASA-1000

06.22.2012 Erica Marat

Last month, energy ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a protocol on the construction of power lines within the CASA-1000 (Central Asia-South Asia)...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Kyrgyz Defense Ministry Agrees to Host US Base Beyond 2014

04.03.2012 Erica Marat

Kyrgyzstan has agreed to retain the US Transit Center at the Manas airport beyond the term of current contract that expires in 2014. At a...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Kremlin Puzzled by Atambayev’s Erratic Behavior

03.27.2012 Erica Marat

Within his first 100 days as President, Almazbek Atambayev has made a series of provocative statements regarding the status of both the Russian and US...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Kyrgyz Opposition Parties Agree to Merge Along Regional Lines

02.16.2012 Aida Kasymalieva

Kyrgyzstan’s two strongest nationalist parties – Ata-Jurt and Butun Kyrgyzstan – have announced a new political alliance (www.akipress.kg, February 2). The new bloc, uniting the...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia