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Russian Bear and Chinese Tiger Prowl for Footholds in Kazakhstan |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / ANALYSIS |
| Author: Douglas Burton |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2005 |
| Size: 1,568 Words, 10,233 Characters |
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan
It is said that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wakes up every day in Astana, his spanking-new capital, and hears the growl of a Russian bear to the north and the roar of a Chinese tiger to the East. And these days, he frequently finds Uncle Sam at his front door holding an empty gasoline can.
A sprawling expanse of steppes, mountains, and deserts, this country extends from the eastern limits of Europe to the western border of China. It is four times the size of Texas but has just 15 million inhabitants, compared with the estimated 22 million in "the Lone Star State." Russia and China are interested in expanding their footholds in this oil-rich country, but Nazarbayev makes overtures to the United States and Europe to counterbalance his heftier neighbors.
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... Islam, said: "The relationship between government and religion is very low-profile in Kazakhstan. That's good. The model one looks for is not state Wahabbism [as in Saudi Arabia] or state Sufism [as in Uzbekistan]. It's the right balance. Kazakhs are very comfortable with their Islamic tradition, and they don't feel a need to prove anything to anyone."
© 2004 News World Communications Inc.
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