Moscow Is Still Central Asia’s Top Security Ally
... maintain stability within its traditional sphere of influence. Central Asia appears to be no less decisive than Belarus or Nagorno-Karabakh ... ... disorder first-hand. During the 1990s, a violent civil war struck Tajikistan, while the beginning of the new century started with ... ... in the Fergana Valley, two revolutions erupted in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan was shocked by the Andjan massacre and by the rise of ... ... terms of military bases is mainly part of the Soviet heritage. Kazakhstan is the country with the largest number of diversified ...