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If Russia fails to streamline and increase its assistance to Central Asia within five years, transborder threats will inevitably increase, with Moscow losing its clout in the region, primarily to Beijing’s benefit. On November 8, RIAC presented its working paper “Development Assistance in Central ...
In case of destabilization in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of coalition troops in 2014, countries of Central Asia will be the first to feel the negative repercussions. Is there anything Russia can do to prevent disasters at its southern borders? On November 8, 2013 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) will be presenting its working paper ...
An international conference entitled “Creating a business cooperation community encompassing China and Central Asia” was held in the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences on November 4-5, 2013. The conference was devoted to the concept of the Silk Road proposed by China’s president Xi Jinping ...
Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a meeting with Patricia Flor , EU Special Representative for Central Asia, and her colleagues – Caroline Milow , Political Advisor to EU Special Representative for Central Asia, and Rein Tammsaar , Senior Advisor at the Political department of the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation. RIAC Deputy Program ...
... model for Moldavian, Georgian and even Armenian aspirations to join the EU. Umland believes that Armenia may not be entirely lost to the Russian Customs Union, even after it rejected moves from the EU (See: Euractiv, 2013). It could even be a model for Central Asia. I have to come in at this stage and say this is getting somewhat absurd as we know that this area has always been a burden on the USSR, so why the EU or EU taxpayers will want such enlargement is very questionable. No gas prowess of the ...
... prolonged strategy of “multiplying its foreign linkages and reducing dependence upon any one partner”; whilst also varying supply routes via land and sea (Blank, 1991: 649-51; 2010). I have explored some of these partners in my older post (e.g. Central Asia or Russia; see: China Post), but extent of success via diversification depends on a heap of reasons. A lot will be down to future growth in demand, amount of oil needed to make $1000 of GDP (currently falling, which is positive), stability ...
... woman’s voice - “Safety is everyone’s concern” - referring to possibly dangerous lost bags. Although it sounds a little utopian, this phrase really describes one of U.S. key mottoes, which is also used in foreign affairs. In case of Central Asia the concern on it’s safety and security was leading among discussed regional issues, competing only with water problem. This autumn, as the new academic year starts, scholars in U.S. capital are discussing security in Central Asia, ...
... international order emerging in 2001 from the post–Cold War transition will last until the mid-2040s. A decade-long crisis set off by events in Uzbekistan will then produce a Sino-centric international system with diminished Russian influence in Central Asia. Faced with combined Chinese and Islamist militancy in the region, Russia will abandon its revisionist entente with China and Iran in favor of diplomatic and geo-economic rapprochement with Europe and North America. By 2079, implementation ...
New Identities and Changes in Political Borders In developing an efficient strategy for Central Asia, one needs to understand which long-term socioeconomic trends will dominate the region’s political agenda in the 21st century. Recent developments in Central Asia strongly suggest that in the 21st century the region will undergo changes ...
He Who Controls Water Controls Central Asia? While rich in water resources, Central Asia suffers from their uneven distribution. Issues of water management, use and sufficiency contribute to a broad range of problems which rarely lead to constructive cooperation among regional leaders....
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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