11.08.2010
By opening its borders to some 100,000 vulnerable ethnic Uzbek refugees fleeing deadly violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, the Uzbekistan government demonstrated rare humanitarianism and respect for international law. 4140
One of the last moves Tony Hayward made before stepping down as BP chief executive was to sign an agreement in Azerbaijan to develop Asiman and Shafag, an offshore oil block in the Caspian Sea. But why exactly are the Anglo-American oil majors so desperate to secure themselves a foothold in the Caspian? 4241
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