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Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia

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 ...

27.04.2019

The U.S. in Central Asia: between «С5+1» and «Make America Great Again»

... 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 ...

31.07.2017

Central Asia and Afghanistan 2014: High-Risk Area

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,...

28.04.2014

Obama’s Afghan Transition

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 ...

10.01.2013

Poll conducted

  1. 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%)
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