In this issue:

- HEADLINES

* Georgia: Billionaire Ivanishvili’s Dark Secret October 24, 2011 by Giorgi Lomsadze

* Uzbekistan & Tajikistan: Visiting Clinton Offers NDN Appreciation, Cautions on Religious Rights October 24, 2011 by Joanna Lillis

* Turkey and Neighbors: Disaster Diplomacy October 24, 2011 by Giorgi Lomsadze

* Kyrgyzstan: Energy-Sector Reforms Show Promise, If Sustained October 21, 2011 by Nate Schenkkan

* Iran Takes Azerbaijan to Task over Deadly Border Incident October 21, 2011 by Giorgi Lomsadze

* Georgia: Can Facebook Produce Political Shift in Tbilisi? October 20, 2011 by Molly Corso

* Tajikistan: Qatar Helping Dushanbe Build Massive Mosque October 20, 2011

* Central Asia: Russia Grapples with a Security Dilemma October 19, 2011 by Joshua Kucera

* Uzbekistan: Murder in Russia Takes Wind Out of Uzbek Opposition Group’s Sails October 19, 2011 by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick

* Georgia: Kings of the Hill at War October 19, 2011 by Giorgi Lomsadze

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