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By Erica Marat (11/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: The political opposition was eliminated in Uzbekistan shortly after Islam Karimov was elected president in 1992. The political power is centralized and free media is virtually non existent. Erk was the first political party that formed in Uzbekistan in the late days of the Soviet regime, in the late 1980s.
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By Mark N. Katz (11/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: Saudi Arabia and OPEC have long sought to regulate world oil prices through adhering to production quotas. OPEC has frequently called upon the major non-OPEC producers (which include Russia, Mexico, and Norway) to “do their part” to support oil prices by cutting back on production when OPEC does so. Instead of complying with this request, however, the major non-OPEC producers have maintained or even expanded their production.
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By Roger N. McDermott (11/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: The National Guard constitutes part of the Kyrgyz armed forces and is placed under the control of the President of the Republic and it is part of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CRDF). It played a key role in the counter-insurgency campaign in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan in 1999. It is tasked with the protection of foreign dignitaries visiting Kyrgyzstan, responsible for the security of critical infrastructure, clearing up in the aftermath of a natural disaster and crucially it fulfils a vital part of the country’s antiterrorist capabilities.
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By Maia Gvritishvili (11/5/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

BACKGROUND: The parliamentary elections were of great importance for Georgia. These elections were understood as a test of democracy which was all the more important as they formed a dress rehearsal for the Presidential Elections of 2005. Moreover, the parliamentary elections will bring forward the political spectrum that will govern the country in the post-Shevardnadze period.

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