Stories about Uzbekistan from September, 2005
Should the US Pay Its Debt?
Should the United States hold payments in escrow for the use of its soon-to-be-vacated airbase in Uzbekistan? It's a controversial question at Registan.net.
Uzbek Nation Building
Ben Paarmann posts about Uzbek nation-building in pictures.
Shirin Akiner's Controversial Andijon Report
Laurence of Registan.net has written an account of Dr. Shirin Akiner's defense of her controversial report on the Andijon massacre that has prompted many interesting comments.
Uzbekistan: What can the West do?
Nathan, of Registan fame, posts a long essay on a change in emphasis in commentaries about relations with Uzbekistan, and asks what Western countries could do that would make any difference to the regime.
Uzbekistan: Guardian on Andijon
Nathan at Registan examines an article about the Andijon massacre in the Guardian based on recent interviews with Uzbek refugees in Romania.
Kyrgyzstan: Reaction on Andijon
Registan writes about continuing tensions between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan over allegations that Kyrgyz militants were involved in the Andijon uprising in May 2005.
Uzbekistan: Avoiding isolation
Registan revisits the argument that it would be a mistake for the United States entirely to cut off ties with Uzbekistan over its human rights record.
Central Asia: India joins the fray
Nathan Hamm writes on Registan about India's attempts to compete for Central Asian energy resources.
Uzbekistan: Independence Day Blogs
Disillusioned Kid rounds up a wide range of blogs relating to Uzbekistan, which celebrates its independence day on Sept. 1.
Uzbekistan: Orphanage horrors
Registan guest-blogger David Walther's eyewitness account of starvation, abuse and deprivation in Uzbekistan government orphanages makes harrowing reading, and backs up his argument for an embargo on Uzbek cotton.
