Article: New year, old fears. (Commonwealth of Independent States)

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U.S. News & World Report
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January 13, 1992
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When it was unveiled a month ago, the Commonwealth of Independent States drew unflattering comparisons with the loose-knit Organization of African Unity. Now after a fractious start to the new year that saw Russia ride roughshod over its "partners" to remove price controls on many goods, what had appeared to be growing pains look more like death throes.

The members of the commonwealth have little in common except their desperate lack of wealth. The 11-republic grouping has failed to reach any understanding about its purpose, and it has not resolved the three most pressing issues it faces: What will become of the former Soviet military and its 27,000 nuclear ...

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