... create an American outpost on the USSR’s Central Asian border.
Andrey Kazantsev:
Afghanistan Crisis: Security Problems for Russia and Central Asian States
The situation deteriorated rapidly in the late 1970s, and the Kremlin organized a military intervention ... ... the 2001–2021 period, Russia has regained its great power status and, through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), is now in a position to provide protection to Central Asian countries, notably Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Moreover, Vladimir ...
... accession to the Customs Union.
On June 28 Uzbekistan suspended its membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). On July 11 the Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan Talaibek Omuraliev said that the
Kyrgyz side intended to raise the rent
for the use of Russian military facilities on the territory of the Republic.
At the Third International Gas Congress, held on May 23 at Turkmenbashi ... ... strengthening its position in Central Asia. The elites in Central Asian governments are returning to projects in cooperation with the USA in the military-political sphere. The Obama administration uses these moods to
strengthen the Washington position
.
Five ...
