Kazakhstan Faces Responsibility, Scrutiny As OSCE Chair

It's no secret that Kazakhstan's every step will be scrutinized now that it has taken over as chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for a one-year stint, the first former Soviet republic, and also the first Muslim country, ever to do so.

In the months and weeks before it assumed the post on January 1, numerous Western specialists and human rights organizations argued that Kazakhstan was unqualified, given its ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jan 8, 2010 - 8:18 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jan 8, 2010 - 8:20 AM PST

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by Richard Riehl - Jan. 9, 2010

A straight news story, the article would be greatly improved with more context. Quotes from those affected by Kazakhstan's chairmanship would have provided that.

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