... 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 ... ... among Central Asian states. Uzbekistan prefers buying weapons from China, while Turkey is the largest arms supplier for Turkmenistan ...
... situation in the Caucasus, in the Xinjiang autonomous territory of China, in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Militants from various ... ... organisational and logistics support to the
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
(IMU). Despite sustaining a significant blow, with its ... ... terrorist organisation banned in Russia) also operate in the region.
Kazakhstan: Effective Peacekeeping Measures
Alexander Yermakov:
... ... nationalities, is generally
helping
to maintain security in the country.
Tajikistan: Situation Under Control So Far
In recent years, the ...
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 mechanisms and rural human capital, and knowledge sharing for instance. Any proposal of U.S.-Russia cooperation in a concrete domain will have to be made in a tri- or-multipartite...
... deal is Uzbekistan. The reasoning behind this is clear for any Central Asia observer - Uzbekistan left CSTO, doesn’t have any plans in joining Customs Union and tries... ... the very same parameters but with a different modulus sign. Russia is dealing with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, providing the two latter with aid and debt forgiveness. At the same time... ... Russia in the regional “game”, no matter how generous she is to her allies. China ‘s mostly economic relationships with Central Asian states make it look...
