EURASIA INSIGHT
Analysis of current affairs

With Russians Gone, Georgians Start to Rebuild
BY MOLLY CORSO
Georgian villagers are slowly returning home in the wake of the Russian army’s withdrawal from checkpoints in the so-called "buffer zone" outside breakaway South Ossetia. While most are happy to be back, the hard reality of rebuilding their lives in time for winter is daunting.

Georgian Transit Ban Hinders Russian Military Presence in Armenia
BY EMIL DANIELYAN
Raising a serious obstacle to Russia’s military presence in Armenia, Georgia appears to have closed its airspace to transport planes making vital shipments to Russian troops stationed in the neighboring South Caucasus state.

As Russians Withdraw, Georgia Banks on European Observers
BY LILI DI PUPPO
After a two-month stay, Russian troops have pulled out of Georgia, but questions persist about the efficacy of the newly formed European Union monitoring mission that has taken their place.

Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Turns into Summit Central
A EURASIANET PHOTO ESSAY: TEXT BY DEIRDRE TYNAN; PHOTOS BY DAVID TRILLING
Bishkek is transforming itself into summit central. In addition to a gathering of Commonwealth of Independent States leaders, members of Eurasian Economic Community will hold a conclave in the Kyrgyz capital on October 10. And on the same day, the heads of Central Asia’s five states will hold a sit-down.