... airfields” in neighbouring countries, business may well return to Russia.
Turkmenistan is likely to benefit tangibly from rising gas prices. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, on the contrary, may lose due to the reduction in the inflow of remittances from Russia due to the contraction of the market. Uzbekistan is more stable in this regard due to the larger scale of the economy.
The Republic of Belarus will experience the impact of Western sanctions. In part, they will be offset by deepening trade ties with Russia. But due to the contraction of the ...
... though Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan do not have any Russian military facility on their soil, they still rely on Russia for their border security because of the Afghan issue. In 2017, following a twelve-year silence, the first bilateral exercise between Russia and Uzbekistan took place at the Forish Range in Jizzakh.
Russia’s Central Asian Trump Cards
Andrey Kortunov:
Eight Principles of the “Greater Eurasian Partnership”
According to a study, between 2015 and 2020, Russian supplies amounted for 62% of the ...
... the two countries
agreed
to continue exerting joint efforts in fighting terrorism and the illicit drug trade.
In mid-November 2019, consultations were
held
in Ashgabat on cooperation between CIS countries in countering terrorism. Representatives of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Armenia discussed possible ways of expanding joint antiterrorist activities within the framework of international organisations.
The participants also exchanged views on preventive measures against extremism, radicalisation of the population ...
... working meeting with Murad Uzakov, Manzura Khusnidinova, staff of Information Analytical Center for International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, and Shakhriyor Khayriev, Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Russian Federation.
On November 22, 2019, RIAC held a working meeting with Murad Uzakov, Manzura Khusnidinova, staff of Information Analytical Center for International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, and Shakhriyor Khayriev,...
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 ...
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The opinions presented in these articles reflect the personal views and research positions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Russian International Aairs Council.
RIAC scientific and editorial support:
I. Timofeev, Ph.D. in Political Science; T. Makmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science; I. Sorokina, M. Smekalova, R. Mayka; with participation of D. Khaspekova and N. Mukhin.
... Central Asia, which is becoming increasingly diversified and where actors with greater capabilities operate. In some areas, Iran has become the most important partner, due to its territorial proximity, infrastructure, and technological capabilities.
Russia and Iran in the region: allies or rivals?
tourweek.ru / Yulia Beliaeva
Uzbekistan is particularly concerned by
the construction of the Sangtuda 2 Hydroelectric
Power Plant in Tajikistan, in which Iran is
involved.
Russia and Iran are both active in Central Asia, and have shared and competing interests. The presence of common ...
... with Kuchera and turns its attention to Russia and China, waiting to see how the withdrawal of coalition leads the players of the Central Asian “Game” to change their behaviour and bid on different CA countries. United States - focusing on Uzbekistan, Russia - on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and China - on everyone, but the least of all on Kyrgyzstan. Since the beginning of 2013 CA countries started to declare the willingness of their major partners, mostly Russia and China, to make huge donations to ...
... the project will not bring any harm. We can see now, on the example of Rogun, that even WorldBank assessment need to be revised, and experts are not sure, to what extent this expertise is biased. However, the Kambarata-1 project will be reexamined as Russia and Uzbekistan agreed on this in 2012[6].
Kambarata project seems more credible, especially after Russia declared that it is going to participate in it. Rogun still doesn’t have any significant foreign investor and Tajikistan doesn’t have money ...
