The incursion of a group of Islamic insurgents is providing the first serious test to Uzbekistan's new military doctrine.
President Islam Karimov announced a new forward defense military doctrine on February 3. It called for the formation of "
Michael Madon is a student at Columbia Universitys School of International and Public Affairs. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kyrgyzstan from 1994-1996.
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