... considerable time. It has required Moscow a constant effort to maintain stability within its traditional sphere of influence. Central Asia appears to be no less decisive than Belarus or Nagorno-Karabakh in this sense.
Alexander Yermakov:
Challenges to ... ... 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. Near Lake Balkhash lies the anti-ballistic ...
The biggest threat to Central Asia’s security is the overflow of terrorist activity from Afghanistan
Central Asian countries experience diverse ... ... 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 ...
... which was organized in Astana by the
Russian-Kazakh Expert IQ-Club
at the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation.
The participants of the conference held a broad discussion on traditional and specific ... ... zone in the Middle East, fight against the ideology of radical Islam, infiltration of the Islamic State, banned in Russia, into Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan and Russia, as well as participation in armed hostilities of citizens of the above states ...