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The Pentagon's desire to keep its base in Uzbekistan is understandable. It's also shortsighted.
David Hoffman and Cory Welt
The American Prospect Online
June 20, 2005

Uzbekistan: The Risks and Responsibilities of Democracy Promotion
Cory Welt
PONARS Policy Memo no. 365
June 2005

PONARS Policy Memos: Central Asia

2006

428.  Disrupting the Balance: Russian Efforts to Control Kazakhstan's Oil
        Kimberly Marten

423.  Manas Matters: The Changing Politics of the U.S. Military Base in Kyrgyzstan
        Alexander Cooley

2005

403. The Not-So-Great Game in Central Asia
       Nikolai Sokov

402. Avoiding the Great Game and Domestic Unrest in Eurasia
       Eric McGlinchey

401. Understanding the Impact of the K2 Closure
       Kimberly Marten

400. Difficult Engagements: Political Lessons from the K2 Experience
       Alexander Cooley

393. Illicit Drug Trafficking and Islamic Terrorism as Threats to Russian Security: The Limits of the Linkage
       Ekaterina Stepanova

375. Russia-NIS Relations Beyond the Color Revolutions: Are the Shifts Durable?
       Irina Kobrinskaya

365. Uzbekistan: The Risks and Responsibilities of Democracy Promotion
       Cory Welt

364. Revolutions and Religion in Central Asia
       Eric McGlinchey

362. Depoliticizing Manas: The Domestic Consequences of the U.S. Military Presence in Kyrgyzstan
       Alexander Cooley

2004

335. 20th Century Tools for 21st Century Challenges: The Limits of Russian Influence in Central Asia and
       South Caucasus
       Nikolai Sokov

2003

312. In For Life: Leadership Succession in Post-Soviet Central Asia
       Eric M. McGlinchey

311. U.S. Military Bases in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Economic Lessons from Okinawa
       Kimberly Marten

2002

264. Small Steps for U.S. Security Interest in Kyrgyzstan
       Kimberly Marten

2001

230. Separately Together: U.S. and Russian Approaches to Political Settlement in Afghanistan
       Ekaterina Stepanova

212. After Afghanistan Implications of the "War on Terrorism" for Central Asia
       Pauline Jones Luong

210. Assuaging Ethnic Factionalism Dagestan's Lessons for Post-Taliban Settlement in Afghanistan
       Mikhail A. Alexseev

209. Why Peace Operations in Afghanistan Should Heed Soviet Lessons Learned
       Kimberly Marten

208. Ethnofederalism: Lessons for Rebuilding Afghanistan, Preserving Pakistan, and Keeping Russia Stable
       Henry E. Hale

203. From Afghanistan To Ingushetia
       Georgi Derluguian

202. The Soviet Military Experience in Afghanistan:
       Mark Kramer

201. U.S.-Russia Cooperation on Afghanistan: An Exception or a Model?
       Ekaterina Stepanova

2000

168. Central Asia's Stability and Russia's Security
         Dmitri Trenin

166. A Dangerous Balancing Act: Karimov, Putin, and the Taliban
         Pauline Jones Luong

1997

22. Strategies For Energy Development In Central Asia: International Implications
       Pauline Jones Luong

21. In Its Own Image: Toward a Re-conceptualization of Central Asia
       Pauline Jones Luong

PONARS Working Papers: Central Asia

24. Democracy and Revolution in the Postcommunism World
      Henry E. Hale (April 2005)

9. The Russian Federation and Asian Security: Marginalization or Integration?
    Andrew C. Kuchins and Alexei V. Zagorsky (October 1998)

4. Sustainable Development and the New Oil Boom: Cooperative and Competitive Outcomes in the Caspian Sea
     Douglas W. Blum (May 1998)