... by his own appointee. This is a direct indication that Tokayev’s call for CSTO was oriented towards holding tight control against his political rivals rather than fighting against terrorist from the West which would threaten the very sovereignty of Kazakhstan.
Why Russia had to act?
In recent years, Central Asia has become a focal point for what many analysists have understood as the impending rise of China in the world order. Often, China’s inroads in Central Asia have put Russia on alert. However, Central Asia has always been seen as the backyard ...
...
Eight Principles of the “Greater Eurasian Partnership”
According to a study, between 2015 and 2020, Russian supplies amounted for 62% of the arms market in the whole region. This percentage has considerably increased during the last decade, with Kazakhstan being the largest consumer of the area [
viii
]. However, this monopoly is not equally distributed among Central Asian states. Uzbekistan prefers buying weapons from China, while Turkey is the largest arms supplier for Turkmenistan [
ix
].
In case of a conflict, together with the actual military presence on the ground, Russia holds another two trump cards....
... successes. However, despite these achievements, the goal of more significant innovation and value creation has not been fully realized.
Problems and Challenges: R&D Expenditure
Leonid Gusev:
Prospects for the Fight against Extremism and Terrorism in the Central Asian Region
In Kazakhstan, all R&D performing sectors have steadily increased the volume of their R&D activities since 2000. R&D expenditure grew from about KZT 11 billion in 2003 to KZT 69.3 billion in 2015. This rise of investment in R&D has, however, not translated ...
... workforce and low quality of human capital. Despite significant migration outflow over the last 30 years, the population of the region has
increased
by 47 per cent or more than 23 million people. Considering the youthful population (the average age in Central Asia,
as of 2015
, ranged from 22 in Tajikistan to 29 in Kazakhstan) and the large number of children in families (for example, in Tajikistan the average number of children per woman
is 3.8
), it is evident that the growth will continue, albeit at a slower pace.
Unemployment continues to be an issue in all ...
... Militants from various terrorist groups in the region cooperate, many of them fighting in Syria and Iraq. But the biggest threat to Central Asia’s security is the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban provide organisational and logistics support to the ... ... Uyghur separatists. Cells of the Islamic State (ISIS) (a terrorist organisation banned in Russia) also operate in the region.
Kazakhstan: Effective Peacekeeping Measures
Alexander Yermakov:
Challenges to Eurasian Security in the Coming Decade
The main ...
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 ...
... institutions and their legacies, is weak. Since 2001, Sinosure has supported Chinese enterprises to export and invest more than US$179.64 billion in SCO economies, paying compensation of nearly US$358 million, and
underwriting 420 major projects
, such as the Central Asian Gas Pipeline project, steel rolling mills in Kazakhstan and gold mining in Tajikistan.
Sinosure’s operations are building public finance institutional legitimacy in China’s external geographies such that China’s firms may invest abroad with confidence, and without having to exit China’s ...
On June 25–26, 2018, Almaty (the Republic of Kazakhstan), hosted a regional seminar "Enhancing Effectiveness of Migration Policies as a Tool for Regional Economic Stability, Development and Growth in Central Asia».
On June 25–26, 2018, Almaty (the Republic of Kazakhstan), hosted a regional seminar "Enhancing Effectiveness of Migration Policies as a Tool for Regional Economic Stability, Development and Growth in Central Asia».
The event was organized by OSCE and IOM. The discussion was to formulate proposals ...
... questions of the New Silk Road on a broader scale. At the same time, China is becoming increasingly interested in the Central Asian region with its Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and the active investments in the countries of the region. Since 2015 two Central Asian states — Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — have been members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), demonstrating their desire to develop closer cooperation with Russia and Belarus. It seems clear that the U.S. is likely to remain outside the processes going on in ...
... official Daniel Rosenblum signaled a shift in the direction of American policy in Central Asia, reflecting some critical economic, political and security developments in the area. The June 9th speech comes after an unprecedented five-country tour of Central Asia-- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- by Secretary of State Kerry last November.
In the same address to the House Foreign Affairs Committee last year, Rosenblum detailed the usual multifold approach to Central Asia— ...
