Development Assistance As Leverage for Russia’s Footprint in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
... Russia’s footprint in Central Asia and served as testimony to the fact that the Russian Federation’s leadership has come to realize how interdependent the two issues of security and development are. The establishment of a military base in Kyrgyzstan is being supported by cooperation in the energy field and by writing off Kyrgyzstan’s debt. Similarly, the prolongation of the agreement on the 201st military base in Tajikistan is supported by assistance in fighting drug trafficking,...