... political elites, but by the general public in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
It is critical to establish whether the perception of Russia in Central Asia is broadly similar across the entire region or country-specific.
For example, Kazakhstan, Russia's main strategic partner, is widely believed to regard the present and future of bilateral relations much more favorably than Uzbekistan, which has lately been demonstrating an obvious bias toward Washington. This view is at least simplified, since ...
... neighbouring countries comes to the fore. The Irtysh River, which connects three friendly countries – China, Kazakhstan and Russia – integrated by strategic cooperation, is the subject of negotiations at different levels now for the second decade. Although Russia and Kazakhstan have quickly come to a common understanding of how to jointly and efficiently manage the river, China is in a different position.
China’s approach to the problem
The Irtysh River originates in China and called the Black Irtysh, it runs 672 ...
... signing the treaty, affecting primarily economic relations between Russia and Belarus. And it is not without reason that most experts call the position of Minsk a major obstacle to an agreement.
The economy of Belarus is markedly different from those of Russia and Kazakhstan. In fact, the country continues to live in socialism, with the economy being dominated by public sector. In contrast to Moscow and Astana, Minsk’s accession to WTO is a long way off. Spurring integration would make the country's leadership ...
