ON March 8, Kyrgyzstan's “Second Tulip Revolution” toppled the dictatorship of President Kermanbek Bakiyev after a two-day rising that was sparked by electricity price increases and the arrests of opposition leaders.
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The US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan that elevated Iran to dominant power status in the Persian Gulf , have also unleashed a nascent Shia Muslim movement that is altering the political balance of power in the Middle East. Anchored by the world s (...)