As riots erupted in Kyrgyzstan last week, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing toward the Uzbek border, TV analysts offered their takes on what had precipitated the crisis. "Ancient enmities" and "clan rivalries" were among the buzzwords.
These atavistic triggers, however, aren't very satisfying explanations taken alone. Because if there is one thing you learn in this part of the world, it is that the road from every conspiracy leads back to the Kremlin.
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