What was happening in Kyrgyzstan about a year ago from now? neweurasia’s Marat Sartpaev takes a look back. “Well, today we’ve passed through our first-ever peaceful transfer of power at the presidential level,” he writes. “Yes, it’s just the same old elite I suppose, but hey, at least this time there weren’t snipers on the roof.”

With the presidential elections “fever” over and the president inaugurated, it is now time in Kyrgyzstan to appoint a new government.  The incumbent president, Almazbek Atambayev, ascended to presidency from the post of the prime …

I have hard time understanding Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov’s desperate attempts to keep his position.  As someone involved in politics for quite some time now, he must realize that election of a new president inevitable entails …

Bishkek Mayor Isa Omurkulov’s claimed he is going to ask the court to reconsider the acquittal of his son, on Monday, 28 November 2011. Mayor Omurkulov issued a statement indicating his son, who killed three …

Despite its small size and under 8-million population, Israel is challenging a country with 10 times bigger population and 70 times larger surface – Iran. Israel claims Iran is developing a nuclear weapon which Tehran …

Last week’s voting at the UN Security Council could not have possibly voted for Kyrgyzstan as a non-permanent member for several reasons. For one, the closeness of the political elite of Kyrgyzstan with the Russian …

This week started with the single most important political event of the year – the launching of the presidential election campaigns. These elections will most probably be the top-rated event not only in Kyrgyzstan, but …

It was quite a surprise to hear that some Uzbek-language schools introduced instruction in the Kyrgyz language. While switching to Kyrgyz shouldn’t be a big issue for children given the linguistic kinship between the two …

The Kyrgyz authorities seem to be signaling the world, first and foremost the Kremlin, that they are not being treated as they would like. To show the (superior) partners they can take steps of their …

Kyrgyzstan celebrated its birthday last week. For some countries the first 20 years of independence might be very difficult during which the country goes through many hardships – writing a constitution, introducing currency, building state …