Consequences of the Ukrainian Crisis for Central Asia: Shock and Awe
.... The first shocking reaction to the events unfolding in Kiev was caused by the fear of a repetition of the Ukrainian scenario in the region, which faces much more acute ethnic and elite conflicts. The official assessments of the destabilization in Ukraine were based on the historical memory of the turbulent 1990s and the political cataclysms in the mid-2000s. Analyzing the confrontation on the Maidan, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon has repeatedly referred to the national experience of “ armed conflict, which led to the most devastating social, economic and humanitarian consequences for the country ”. The public debate in Kyrgyzstan, a country ...