Myles G. Smith

Myles G. Smith is an analyst and consultant based in Central Asia.

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Local Elections in Kyrgyzstan Strengthen the President, While Past Rivals Fade

01.07.2013 Myles G. Smith

Local elections in many of Kyrgyzstan’s major towns have strengthened the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK), which is led by the country’s president, Almazbek...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan Looking to China for Strategic Investments

07.11.2012 Myles G. Smith

As a small, poor and isolated country, Kyrgyzstan, does not have the luxury of picking its foreign partners. While its leadership continues to look north...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Borders Hardening Throughout Central Asia in Anticipation of NATO Pullout

05.21.2012 Myles G. Smith

Kyrgyzstan’s Border Guards Service announced on May 9 that the United States will finance the construction of six facilities in Kyrgyzstan for use by Kyrgyz...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Kyrgyz-Russian Relations Salvaged, As Gazprom Weighs Another Buyout

05.04.2012 Myles G. Smith

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaev, in an interview with the Russian daily Kommersant on April 10, said that while some may want to drive a wedge...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia