... the -Stans
The latest months have been chaotic in Kyrgyzstan, where the fraudulent parliamentary elections ... ... stability within its traditional sphere of influence. Central Asia appears to be no less decisive than Belarus ... ... Fergana Valley, two revolutions erupted in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan was shocked by the Andjan massacre and by ... ... military bases is mainly part of the Soviet heritage. Kazakhstan is the country with the largest number of ... ... Asian states. Uzbekistan prefers buying weapons from China, while Turkey is the largest arms supplier for ...
The biggest threat to Central Asia’s security is the overflow of terrorist ... ... Caucasus, in the Xinjiang autonomous territory of China, in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Militants ... ... and logistics support to the
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
(IMU). Despite sustaining a significant ... ... organisation banned in Russia) also operate in the region.
Kazakhstan: Effective Peacekeeping Measures
Alexander ... ... become breeding grounds for Islamic extremism (as in Kyrgyzstan and some Russian regions). All prisons in ...
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 ...