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Uzbekistan: Protests Against New Russian Base

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Uzbekistan, International Relations, Politics

Nathan Hamm notes [1] that Uzbekistan is stepping up its criticism of Russia’s plan to open a second military base in Kyrgyzstan – near Uzbekistan’s border – by alleging that the new base would destabilize the region and provoke extremists.