In This Issue: Volume 2, Number 176 - LEADING POLITICAL SCIENTIST ADMINISTERS LAST RITES TO REFORM HOPES - RUSSIAN PASSPORTS AS MOSCOWS GEOPOLITICAL TOOL - RUSSIA EYES "TRANSIT SUPERPOWER" STATUS - POLL SUGGESTS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IS ERODING AKPS POPULARITY Other Jamestown Publications: CHINA QUIETLY INCREASES MILITARY LINKS WITH TAJIKISTAN By Roger McDermott Thursday, September 22,