29 May 2003 Editor’s note: EurasiaNet is a website that provides news and analysis on political, economic, environmental, and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia, and Turkey. The website also offers a variety of other features including: hundreds of links; an extensive research database, book reviews, newsmaker interviews, […]

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