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MARCH
31, 2007 – Central Asia
Please join BIAHC at the Bainbridge Public Library (1270 Madison
Ave. N.) on Saturday, March 31, from 9 – 10:30 a.m.
for coffee, refreshments, a 30-minute video, and a Great Decisions
community discussion on this timely issue.
Great Decisions is a nation-wide, non-partisan program
of the Foreign Policy Association to broaden public involvement
with the most important foreign policy issues facing the United
States. For information, go to www.fpa.org
The March 31 topic is “Central Asia." Rich in
energy supplies and strategically located, the five countries of
Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan) attract attention from the Middle East, China,
Russia and the United States. How will international competition
for energy supplies affect each country? What are U.S. interests
in the region?
The discussion will be moderated by Nathan Hamm, a former
Peace Corps volunteer in Uzbekistan, who is now in the Russia,
East Europe, and Central Asia M.A. program at the U.W. Jackson
School of International Studies.
Great Decisions Briefing Book:
To assist with advance preparation, please review the relevant chapter
in the Great Decisions Briefing Book. Copies of the Briefing
Book are available at the Bainbridge Public Library, or can be purchased
from BIAHC for $15.
The remaining discussions are scheduled to take place at the library
on April 14 & 28, and May 12 & 26.
Future topics are:
Climate Change – April 14
South Africa – May 26
War Crimes - TBA
Children – TBA
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Recommended backround readings:
Precarious progress for US ally Tajikistan. The Muslim
state could be thrown back into disarray if problems in next-door
Afghanistan spill over. Christian Science Monitor, March 21, 2007. www.csmonitor.com
GD 2007 Spring Update: Central Asia. Foreign Policy Association. www.fpa.org
Central Asian Voices, an interactive multilingual website that
features timely analysis of political, economic, social and security
developments in the five states of Central Asia. www.centralasianvoices.org
China Strengthens Ties with Central Asia. Christian Science Monitor. www.csmonitor.com
“The Great Game in Central Asia.” The School of Russian
and Asian Studies. www.sras.org
Registan.net covers Eurasian politics and news, seeking
to draw more attention to issues and news rarely covered in much
depth, if at all, by Western media. Founding editor: Nathan Hamm.
www. registan.net
State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. www.state.gov/p/sca
Oil Fuels More Independent Azerbaijan. Christian Science
Monitor. www.csmonitor.com
Kazakhstan and the United States in a Changed
World. U.S. State
Department. www.state.gov.
Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform: www.rand.org/pdf (Chapter
4 beginning on p. 79 is about the US security relationship with
Uzbekistan.)
Central Asia: The Fate of the Multivector
Model. Radio Free Europe. www.rferl.org
2005 in Review: The Geopolitical Game in Central Asia. Radio Free
Europe. www.rferl.org
Country Profiles from the BBC:
For more information, or to be added to the Great Decisions Email
list, contact BIAHC at 206.842.7901 or admin@artshum.org.
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