Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Putin Maneuvers for Influence in Central Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has used a summit meeting of five countries adjacent to the resource-rich Caspian Sea to challenge U.S. influence in the region. It's latest move in what some political analysts are calling a new "great game," a reference to the British-Russian rivalry in the region in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Read

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