In this issue:

- Central Asia

Kyrgyz Government Confronts Power Problem BY DAVID GULLETTE

- Russia

The Bell Tolls for Jackson-Vanik Amendment? BY RICHARD WEITZ

- Caucasus

The Virginity Institute: Sex and the Georgian Woman BY GIORGI LOMSADZE

- Central Asia

Afghan President Karzai in Washington for Fence Mending BY JOSHUA KUCERA

- Central Asia

Soviet-Era Registration System Fosters Discontent in Kyrgyzstan BY DAVID TRILLING

- Central Asia

Spanish Newspaper Documents Uzbek-Spanish Soccer Deal

- Caucasus

Tbilisi Mayor’s Race Boosting Saakashvili’s Governing Party BY MOLLY CORSO

- Central Asia

Kazakhstan’s Parliament May Expand Presidential Powers BY JOANNA LILLIS

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