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| [Nettime-bold] C R I S I S W E B N E W S: New ICG report on Central Asia -Localised Poverty and Social Unrest |
C R I S I S W E B N E W S --------------------------- Friday, 8 June 2001 Central Asia --------------------------- Incubators of Conflict: Central Asia s Localised Poverty and Social Unrest ICG Asia Report No. 16 Poverty in certain localities of Central Asia is now so severe that it poses a serious threat to stability. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan face complex economic and political challenges; if they continue to be ignored by the international community and mismanaged by national governments, increasing militancy, violent unrest and even attempts to overthrow current regimes can be expected. Poverty and economic distress are not likely causes of conflict in themselves. But there is a sufficient bedrock of political grievance, economic insecurity and mistrust in the localities ICG reports on that an incident such as a riot, border clash or incursion of militants all of which have occurred already could rapidly transform into widespread violence, domestic civil unrest or even interstate military confrontation. The essential political problem is a crisis of domestic authority, and a growing gap between rich and poor. Foreign donors should ensure that they travel further than the region s capitals when assessing the real needs of the people. ------------------------------------- For the full report, please see CrisisWeb - http://www.crisisweb.org ------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply send an email to listcontrol@tmg.co.uk. In the body, write: leave[space]icgasia-news[space]<youremailaddress>. _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold