... “Development of the Situation in Afghanistan in 2016” held at the Russian International Affairs Council on April 18, 2016.
The three issues that cause the biggest concern are:
— the spread of instability from Afghanistan to the north and to the Central Asian states that border Russia;
— Russia’s transformation from a transit country into a market for Afghan heroin, which kills 25,000 Russians every year;
— the formation of Islamic State (DAISH) Infrastructure in Afghanistan,...
The issue of drug trafficking from Afghanistan in Central Asia and proposed solutions
A brief summary of the problem
During the Soviet Union drug was considered a ‘capitalist disease’, and therefore, the drug problem in Central Asia seems to be new. Drug trade is rooted especially ...
... data published by the security services of various nations, as well as by leading research centres across the globe.
Particular attention is paid to assessments of the situation regarding terrorists leaving, and then coming back to Europe, Russia and Central Asian countries; the link between migration and the recruitment of terrorists; and an analysis of the most common factors driving recruitment.
This paper also includes a review of methods used by other countries to combat the recruitment of terrorists,...
On April 1, 2016 Latvia’s Foreign Ministry hosted in Riga an international conference “The European Union’s Global Strategy and Central Asia: Views and Instruments.”
The conference was organized by the
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
and the
European Union Institute for Security Studies
, with the support of the German
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
and the Ministry ...
... security challenges in the region, covering problems of terrorism and withdrawing cross-border threats from the conflict zone in the Middle East, fight against the ideology of radical Islam, infiltration of the Islamic State, banned in Russia, into Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan and Russia, as well as participation in armed hostilities of citizens of the above states on the side of the Islamic State. The problems of drug trafficking, arms traffic through Central Asian states, as well as the ...
... certain constraints and requires a significant effort, first and foremost, in ensuring security in Central Eurasia. No development is possible without security guarantees. Therefore, preventing chaos and Islamization as well as preserving statehood in Central Asia, the most vulnerable region of the EEU space, is one of the most urgent priorities.
Due to the terrorist attacks in Paris and increased safety requirements in the Russian Federation, the country is faced with a fundamental dilemma of maintaining ...
Interview with Mathias Czaika, Marta Jaroszewicz, Saodat Olimova, Patrick Taran
On September 24–25, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) held an
international conference
on the problems of migration in the modern world. At the conference, Russian and international experts discussed the numerous aspects of migration and the impact it has on governments. Particular attention was paid...
... of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) took place on 15 September 2015 amid the Center–2015 Russian military exercise, the year’s most massive event of its kind, which focused on combat against illegal armed groups in the Central Asian dimension. The main theme of the maneuvers was due to predictions that the situation in Central Asia and Afghanistan may deteriorate. The Central Asian nations are well aware of this threat and make a point of potential assistance from the ...
... percent of the world’s population lived in cities, in 1975 – this figure was 37.2 percent and in 2000 – 45.0 percent, while more recently, in 2009, it exceeded 50 percent. This trend is also apparent in the post-Soviet space, chiefly in Central Asia. In 1959, city-dwellers accounted for 38.5 percent of the population, whereas in 2014 this figure had risen to 47.6 percent, with the population increasing from 8.9 to 32.1 million. According to UN forecasts, by 2050 the region is to become ...
... quite reasonably would like to see Western influence diminished.
In a nutshell: U.S. technical assistance is very important, for example
in the healthcare sector
. Thanks to vaccinations and training provided by USAID, Kyrgyzstan has become the only Central Asian country to be free of the poliomyelitis outburst in 2010 and of malaria, and has also reduced infant mortality by two thirds.
USAID has provided the Kyrgyz parliament with office equipment and advisors who have assisted in compiling most ...
