Eurasia Security Watch: No. 320
"
Libyan National Army"
attacks parliament in Tripoli;
Iraqis go to the polls;
169 Brotherhood supporters acquitted in Egypt;
Jordan to deploy forces to Syrian border;
New evidence of chem weapons use in Syria  
"
Libyan National Army"
attacks parliament in Tripoli;
Iraqis go to the polls;
169 Brotherhood supporters acquitted in Egypt;
Jordan to deploy forces to Syrian border;
New evidence of chem weapons use in Syria  
Modi invites Sharif to India;
China may be "
biggest loser"
in Indian election;
Militants threaten India after Modi election;
al-Qaeda hiding true strength in Afghanistan  
Putin's handling of Ukraine plays well at home;
The Kremlin looks east
 
Perhaps the most striking thing about the recent national election in Ukraine is just how significant a reversal of fortune it represents for Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called Russia’s invasion, occupation and annexation of the Crimean peninsula. along with its incitement of a civil war in Eastern Ukraine. a game-changer. One region where this description could possess particular resonance is Central Asia. All Central Asian governments have considerable reasons for alarm in the wake of Russia’s actions and the supine Western response. In this context, Vladimir Putin’s speech to the Duma of March 18, 2014 represented a landmine under the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all five Central Asian states with the threat of Russian military action should they somehow threaten the dignity and honor of Russians who are citizens in their states.