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Articles by Robin Paxton
Kazakh Mining Giants Seek to Placate Labor Dissent
At 65, Pavel Shumkin says he has lived a decade longer than the average coal miner in Kazakhstan. He recalls a time when he drank beer with his bosses...
Graft and Unrest Put Kyrgyz Gold Rush on Ice
The bus loaded with supporters of a planned $100 million mine had just left its remote Kyrgyz village when a mob on horseback blocked the road.
Riches, Fear Ensure Central Asia Stability
Central Asia’s authoritarian leaders, having crushed dissent during decades in power, are likely to use a mixture of oil and gas revenues, repression...
Kyrgyz Vote Called Start of New Battle
While Sunday's peaceful elections in Kyrgyzstan bode well for attempts to build Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy, the struggle for influence...