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Cooperation between NATO and the CSTO over Afghanistan in 2014

... down. It has evolved and grown stronger despite certain differences between its members. A lot hinges on Russia's ability to go ahead and lead the process. Sooner or later, the Eurasian and Euro-Atlantic security systems will merge, with the CSTO and NATO being key players in 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 ...

19.05.2014

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Central Asia and Afghanistan 2014: High-Risk Area

... groups arriving from Afghanistan. This kind of cooperation became a positive example of intergovernmental interaction, demonstrating that the potential in this area is enormous. Unfortunately, later, cooperation in this area evaporated, possibly because Afghanistan security issues became NATO's headache, rendering joint action by Central Asian states redundant. One notable element of intergovernmental cooperation was the initiative on joint Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan action against Afghan threats that President Islam Karimov launched during his visit to Astana in September 2012. A ...

28.04.2014

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)