Cooley Alexander A. author Barnard College. Political Science (Barnard College) Barnard College. Political Science (Barnard College) originator text Articles 2009 English As the Kyrgyz government continues to balance intricate negotiations with both Washington and Moscow over the future of the American military base at Manas, US policymakers would do well to reflect on their recent experience in the Kyrgyz Republic. Though it is tempting to blame the cash-strapped regime of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and a meddlesome Russia for the difficulties currently faced by the United States in Kyrgyzstan, US planners and officials made their own fair share of faulty assumptions and missteps in dealing with the Manas issue. International relations Near Eastern studies 2009-02-11 http://www.eurasianet.org/node/59081 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12642 NNC NNC 2012-02-20 14:39:33 -0500 2012-02-20 14:45:02 -0500 6647 eng