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Justin Burke, Managing Editor of the Eppy Award-winning Central Asia news website Eurasianet.org, joins us to discuss the importance of Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan to NATO’s supply chain for Afghanistan, its role in the Northern Distribution Network, and why it has been such a point of contention with the Kyrgyz people. We also discuss how the situation is likely to play out now that the latest president has affirmed his willingness to shut down the base.