Analysts say the banning of a moderate Islamist party could unravel the country’s post-civil war order.

Casey Michel is a Bishkek-based journalist and a graduate student at Columbia University's Harriman Institute. Follow him on Twitter: @cjcmichel.
Analysts say the banning of a moderate Islamist party could unravel the country’s post-civil war order.

Termination of a key US military base in Kyrgyzstan highlights the superpower’s declining influence in the region.
![On July 11, the US officially vacated its lease at Kyrgyzstan's Manas Transit Centre [Casey Michel/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20147141374882734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)