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 ...
... format? It has been since 2001 that the USA was deeply involved in the regional affairs in terms of anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan and the creation of Northern Distribution Network. The U.S. and Uzbekistan were in close cooperation on Afghan issue, Kyrgyzstan was hosting Manas Air Base that closed only in 2014, and Tajikistan hosted the Ainy facility. USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is actively operating in Central Asia, and the U.S. is one of the major donors in Kyrgyzstan. The U.S. has been implementing the New Silk Road initiative ...
Interview with Farkhod Tolipov, Director of Caravan of Knowledge
Interview
Afghanistan’s presidential elections on April 5б 2014 did not deliver an outright winner, and the second round is scheduled ... ... by the end of this year, giving way both to fresh risks and new opportunities. These developments are closely watched by the Central Asian states, not least due to their impact on regional security. We met with
Farkhod Tolipov
, PhD in Political Science,...
Leaving Plus Staying
President Obama's policy in Afghanistan seems consistent, but it is far from straightforward. The U.S. administration faces a conundrum: it is time to complete ... ... countries is the only way to normalize the situation in Afghanistan. If this fails, the instability there could spread across Central Asia, which borders Russia. Any loss of balance in Afghanistan, Pakistan or in the Central Asian vicinity would also upset ...