...Introduction to Kyrgyzstan Location Figure 1.1: Map of Central Asia Located in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, a country that obtained its independence from Soviet Union on 1991, 31st August is a mountainous country with 95% of its area covered by the Tien Shan mountain range. With a total area of 199,951 square kilometer, 94% of the country is 3,300ft above sea level with an average height of 9,020ft. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by four countries with Kazakhstan on the north and northwest, Uzbekistan on the southwest, Tajikistan on the south, and China in the east. As a common issue of Central Asian nations whereby the borders where not clearly defined by the Soviet rules, there are areas where the borders are yet to be mark off. There is an exclave of Kyrgyzstan, a small village Barak which is located in the Fergana Valley surrounded by the Uzbekistan territory. On the other way round, there is also four village of Uzbekistan and two village of Tajikistan which is enclave within the Kyrgyzstan territory. As compared to other countries, Kyrgyzstan which is located on the mainland is considered far away from the sea. The rivers are flowed into a closed drainage systems which do not reach the sea. Despite that, Kyrgyzstan still owns the second largest lake in the world, the Issyk-Kul Lake which is located in the northeast of Tien Shan. Climate Climate in Kyrgyzstan is continental with great regional variations. Kyrgyzstan is roughly separated by the Talas Alatau and Fergana...
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...PERSONALITY FACTOR IN THE CONDUCT OF NIGERIA’S DIPLOMACY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AND MUSA YAR’ADUA ADMINISTRATIONS, 1999-2000 Proposal submitted by Oluwatoyin Alabi to DR. David Aworawo, of the Post Graduate School, University of Lagos. In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of the Degree: Masters of International Relations and Strategic Studies. (MISS) AUGUST 2012 PROPOSAL This work, adopting a multidisciplinary approach, seeks to analyse aspects of Nigeria’s diplomacy, specifically the effect of the leader’s personality on the conduct of Nigeria’s external relations. To effectively do this, the work shall comparatively assess Nigeria’s diplomacy under Presidents Obasanjo and Yar'Adua from 1999-2010. Seeking to see the effect their personality type had on the manner, trends and approach to Nigeria’s diplomacy during the period. On record President Obasanjo undertook a shuttle diplomatic effort across the globe especially between 1999 and 2002, this is said to have reintegrated Nigeria into the comity of Nations, where she was previously a pariah. How did his personality affect these efforts? Was his personality added value or reduced value? At the point of his death President Yar’Adua was ECOWAS chairman, previously in 2009 he attended the G20 meeting in Germany, visited President George Bush at the start of his term and other diplomatic engagements. How did his personality affect all these? On the whole how did the respective...
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