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The Working Group on the Future of U.S.-Russia Relations’ Report Central Asia stands out as a comparatively “nontoxic” region where there are limited, but not insignificant, opportunities for U.S.-Russia collaboration both bilaterally and within multilateral frameworks: in the space industry, civil security, job-creation ...
... CASA-1000 in order to sell electricity and electric power produced by Kyrgyz and Tajik hydroelectric power stations to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the construction of Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI) to provide South Asia with Central Asia resources while ensuring the development of Afghanistan. Working Paper: Prospects for Russian-Chinese Cooperation in Central Asia Though the withdrawal of the coalition troops from Afghanistan eliminates the need for the large-scale extra-regional partners’ presence in the countries of the region....
... Turkmenistan may be forced to abandon its neutral status. Turkmenistan tries to minimize contact with other external players and will try to continue this policy for as long as possible. The best-case scenario involves mitigating regional risks in Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. This would create a favourable environment in which to reduce risks within Turkmenistan as well as the construction of the TAPI pipeline. This scenario would also entail deescalating the confrontation between Russia and ...
On June 23, 2016, RIAC held a seminar on fighting terrorism in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Talatbek Masadykov, former political affairs officer at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, spoke to RIAC website editors about solving the Afghanistan problem, the validity of criticism of the Eurasian Economic Union and ...
... future not in terrorism, not in counterterrorism, but in regional and international economy. We want to regain our status of a regional and international trade hub. So for Afghanistan there are many different objectives. First, we would like to see Afghanistan connect Central Asia to South Asia, South Asia to the Middle Asia. Afghanistanshould become a bridge between Central Asia and East Asia in many aspects. Unfortunately, Afghanistanis mired in so much internal violence and this prevents the country from moving ...
... part in the roundtable “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,...
... been followed by the start of another mission in the country, which held presidential elections in 2014 but where the situation seems to be deteriorating ever faster. Other actors are becoming more visible and seem strong enough to shatter not only Afghanistan but also Central Asia’s inherently fragile states. At the same time, these countries and regional organizations may acquire a platform to join forces for the sake of peace and security in the aftermath of the Afghanistan war. Recently, Russia, China and ...
... strengthening the interplay between Eurasia and the two brims of the Atlantic. Could the abundance of Central Asian integration projects confuse the republics and hamper intergovernmental cooperation, among other things on Afghanistan? REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Central Asia and Afghanistan 2014: High- Risk Area Notably, many structures and organizations building engagement with Central Asian countries don't really mean integration. They are rather associations made to jointly handle certain issues, be it the SCO, CSTO, CIS or ...
... the military operation almost over, Afghanistan seems to be acquiring institutions such as government bodies, security forces, the army, and the police. Accusing the United States of inefficiency or the incompleteness of their military operation in Afghanistan would be to oversimplify the reality. For Central Asian states, how grave are threats emanating from Afghanistan? How are they going to counter them after 2014? Many threats for Central Asia will remain, due to geographic proximity alone, although this will be at a level well below that seen ...
... policy and its claim to a great power status, writes Monika Pawar. “Moreover, the socio-cultural and ethno-linguistic nexus between non-Pashtun Afghanistan and the Central Asian Countries that creates friendly cushion for Russia and its allied in Central Asia in Afghanistan. The support of Central Asian countries and Russia to the Northern Alliance, an alliance of Tajiks, Uzbeks and Turkmen against the Taliban, is borne out of this socio-cultural affinity. It is therefore a greater opportunity for Russia to further ...
| 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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