Armenia: The United States is Muted on the Armenian Political Crisis
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
The continuing political crisis Armenia stemming from the March 1 violence in Yerevan has unfolded with little comment from the United States, either from the US government or from influential Armenian-American lobbying groups.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Turkey: Suit to Ban Governing Party Threatens to Plunge the Country into Crisis
BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER
Turkey is teetering on the brink of a constitutional crisis, as the nation’s highest court grapples with a motion to shut down the governing party. The Constitutional Court is now expected to consider the case on March 31.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Georgia: Director’s Detective Film Promises New Life for a Sleeping Industry
Georgian cinema celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and at its vanguard is a director with a penchant for the unexpected.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Armenia: US Officials Say Yerevan Risks Losing Development Funds
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
Armenia could lose US economic support if it does not quickly take action to promote a “national dialogue,” US legislators and administration officials are cautioning.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Port Power: Georgia Hopes Poti Will Fuel Country’s Economic Recovery
BY NINO PATSURIA
Georgian officials hope that the decision to transform the Black Sea port city of Poti into a tax haven will give a boost to President Mikheil Saakashvili’s much-touted war on poverty.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Medvedev Kicks Off Kazakhstan Courtship
BY SERGEI BLAGOV
With Kazakhstan the choice for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s first official state visit, Russian and Kazakhstani officials are talking hard about plans to expand their governments’ partnership. However, the two former Soviet states are understood to remain divided over some divergent interests, notably oil transit, despite Russian claims to the contrary.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Opposition Threatens Mass Hunger Strike
BY NINA AKHMETELI
Georgian opposition leaders have given President Mikheil Saakashvili’s administration until February 22 to meet its protest demands. If their conditions are not met by the deadline, opposition leaders vow that they will launch a mass hunger strike all across Georgia.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

Tajikistan: Severe Winter Weather Means Looming Pestilence and Hunger
BY KONSTANTIN PARSHIN AND KAMBIZ ARMAN
The United Nations is stepping in to try to rescue Tajikistan from a social catastrophe brought on by severe winter weather. But even if an emergency UN appeal for assistance generates a robust international response, it is questionable whether Tajikistan will be able to avoid entering a downward spiral, featuring pestilence and widespread hunger.
Source: www.eurasianet.org

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