... Pakistan, very seriously, yet without interfering in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
How real is the threat posed by Afghanistan for the EEU, given the fact that the borders with Kyrgyzstan are now open?
The threat is very real. Some believe that Russia exaggerates this threat, because it is trying to strengthen its presence in the region and pull the Central Asian states back under its umbrella. In my opinion, this remark is somewhat unprofessional. As someone who has spent many years in Afghanistan, I think that Russia even understates these threats. In reality, the situation is very difficult. This ...
Russia is among few prominent players in the Central Asia due to the creation of EEU. However, not all countries in the region are involved in integrational processes. Afghanistan remains one of the key counties with solid capacity for regional development but the country has been struggling with ...
... “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, which may start exporting its practices ...
... according to 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,...
... Central Asian countries, the European Union’s functionaries, diplomats, experts and specialists from EU member-states and Central Asia.
RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov delivered a report at the conference on opportunities for interaction in Central Asia between Russia and the European Union.
... the integration momentum within the EEU and of guaranteeing the security of citizens at the same time. This dilemma is quite thorny and requires a delicate resolution. As the concentration of militants in northern Afghanistan grows, as more natives of Russia and Central Asia including the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan join the Islamic State, as there are signs of destabilized situation in Tajikistan and the problem of demarcation and monitoring of Kyrgyzstan borders with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan is yet to be ...
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 ...
... aggravation in Central Asia is now measured not only by the situation in Afghanistan, which has constituted a threat to neighboring countries over the past 20 years. A new factor needs to be reckoned with — IS, which is now joined by citizens from Central Asia and Russia. In this context, experts expect possible aggravations once these people come back home. Vladimir Putin mentioned combat against IS in his speech at the CSTO summit, which was largely focused on the Syrian crisis and creation of an
international ...
... Group
analytical centre, took place from 11-14 June 2015 in Lusławice, Poland.
The discussion was devoted to problems related to Eurasian energy security and the search for new opportunities for energy cooperation between the countries of Europe, Central Asia and other rapidly growing economies, including Russia. The topics addressed included proposals from the roundtable participants on the possible principles for the operation of the future EU Energy Union and the need to use the potential of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Silk Road Economic Belt ...
... interlinked and an economic crisis in one country triggers a domino effect. Crisis resolution requires combined action, which suggests that in this regard Tajikistan would gain from EEU membership, because it would be able to rely on assistance from Russia and Kazakhstan. However, Moscow's economic aid to Central Asia may be linked to political dividends that could be unacceptable.
economies are interlinked and an economic crisis in one country triggers a domino effect. Crisis resolution requires combined action, which suggests that in this regard Tajikistan ...
