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The military and security in Eurasia (esp. Central Asia, Caucasus but also Russia, Turkey, China, NATO) written by @joshuakucera

Washington, DC
Joined February 2010
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As ties with the West suffer, Russia embraces its east alj.am/lf2a via @joshuakucera
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#Mongolia seeks to broaden defense ties with #Turkey | @News_mn, July 24 english.news.mn/content/1854…
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Amb-Designate Krol: Kazakhstan has been a generous partner in Afghistan and...the Northern Distribution Network slidesha.re/1nV8sxi #KZ
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How Armenian Media Covered Azerbaijani 'Saboteurs' Incident | Media.am - media.am/en/diversion-case-a…
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Russian MFA: Kremlin will take care of what's left from the US Manas base, address $$ & security issues mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/54…
USTRANSCOM Commander Makes News in Georgia azernews.az/region/68776.htm… fb.me/3aCwtXYQA
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Separatists downed Ukrainian warplane, supposedly a low-flying attack aircraft, at Perevalsk in Luhansk on Friday en.itar-tass.com/world/74008…
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The Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Visits China wp.me/p1sJIb-1GZ fb.me/1ouKUt5Rb
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Russian Black Sea Fleet starts exercise coinciding with NATO exercise Bulgaria via @zvezdanews tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_m…
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If NATO Delays Path to #Georgia’s Membership, What Is the Alternative? atlanticcouncil.org/publicat…
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RT @AmbMarkPekala: The USS Oscar Austin is an Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer. Great to have her visit Riga. nitter.gq/AmbMarkPekala/status/4…
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US Navy destroyer docks in Riga port "to strengthen ties with the #NATO allies and partners in the Baltic region" ow.ly/yz8XA
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AAN's new paper is up: guest authors @ChristianBleuer and Reza Kazemi on Afghanistan's relations to Central Asia aan.af/1sKf3Pd
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Replying to @TheBugPit
@TheBugPit @joshuakucera Not surprising. US focus is overwhelmingly the East Asian littoral (so is China's, after domestic posture/security)
Five Police Officers Killed in Attack on Xinjiang Security Checkpoint near Hotan rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/…
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Caspian Sea Monster revival? Via @oplatsen
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The end of American military presence in Central Asia.My report for BBC FOOC abt the closure of US base in Kyrgyzstan bbc.co.uk/programmes/p020p04…
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#SouthKorea to send troops to #KhaanQuest peacekeeping drill in #Mongolia, June 20 - July 1 | @YonhapNews, June 18 koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=…
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#Azerbaijan: Read @joshuakucera of @TheBugPit in his latest SAM blog on U.S.-Azerbaijani relations ow.ly/y9iUS
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