Moscow Is Still Central Asia’s Top Security Ally

... desire to include, among others, the Uzbek personnel–given that Uzbekistan left the CSTO in 2012 [ v ]. The Russian presence in terms of military bases is mainly part of the Soviet heritage. Kazakhstan is the country with the largest number of diversified military facilities... ... Motor Rifle Division and Federal Guard Service. Four military bases can be found in Kyrgyzstan too, whose lease will last until 2032. Together with these bases, there are... ... is interesting to notice is that, despite the decreasing likelihood of conflict in Central Asia, in the last two years Russia has been modernizing those facilities and...