Category: Geopolitics

Russia’s New Military Doctrine: NATO as the New Threat?

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 20, January 2015 By Marcel de Haas On 26 December 2014, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin finally endorsed the new version of the Military Doctrine, which had been announced months… Continue reading Russia’s New Military Doctrine: NATO as the New Threat?

US policy toward Kyrgyzstan and the closing of Manas transit center

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 19, December 2014 By Emil Joroev, Roger Kangas, and Erica Marat For years, the United States has stated that leaving the Manas transit center would be detrimental to its security mission in Afghanistan. Now… Continue reading US policy toward Kyrgyzstan and the closing of Manas transit center

Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 17, October 2014 By Luca Anceschi A series of key structural factors is likely to prevent Turkmen foreign policy-makers from continuing in its business-as-usual approach. In October 2014 Gazprom… Continue reading Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

The AKP/Gülen Crisis in Turkey: Consequences for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 16, April 2014 By Bayram Balci Bayram Balci is a visiting scholar in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on… Continue reading The AKP/Gülen Crisis in Turkey: Consequences for Central Asia and the Caucasus

Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

Central Asia Policy Forum No. 6, March 2014 Featuring: Ahmat Madeyev, Center for Public Policy, Bishkek Vladimir Malakhov, Director, Center of Political Theory and Applied Political Science, Russian Presidential Academy of Economy and… Continue reading Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

China’s Economic Presence in Uzbekistan: Realities and Potentials

Uzbekistan Initiative Papers No. 5, February 2014 By Vladimir Paramonov From 2003 onwards China’s economic activity in Uzbekistan has become more visible. The deterioration of relations between Uzbekistan and the U.S./West in 2004-05 and the landmark… Continue reading China’s Economic Presence in Uzbekistan: Realities and Potentials

Flexibility or Strategic Confusion? Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Initiative Papers No. 2, February 2014 By Farkhod Tolipov The foreign policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan has undergone dramatic fluctuations since gaining independence: from being pro-American to being pro-Russian and then back again. This… Continue reading Flexibility or Strategic Confusion? Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan

Eurasian Integration: The Next Stage

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 13, December 2013 By Jeffrey Mankoff Both the structure of the planned Eurasian Economic Union and Moscow’s hardball tactics to persuade neighboring states to join suggest motivations beyond a… Continue reading Eurasian Integration: The Next Stage

Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Nurturing from the Ground Up

Central Asia Fellows Paper No. 1, October 2013 By Aitolkyn Kourmanova Aitolkyn Kourmanova is the head of the private consultancy Central Asia Strategic Management Group based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She specializes in economic… Continue reading Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Nurturing from the Ground Up

Foreign Trade Effects of the Customs Union between Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 8, May 2013 By Alexander Libman and Daria Ushkalova The Customs Union constitutes the first regional trade agreement in the post-Soviet space based on effective enforcement of commitments… Continue reading Foreign Trade Effects of the Customs Union between Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia

If Only It Was Only Water… The Strained Relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 9, May 2013 By Volker Jacoby In spite of ongoing brinkmanship from the two presidents, tensions between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are unlikely to escalate into large-scale violence. External intervention… Continue reading If Only It Was Only Water… The Strained Relationship between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Threats and Challenges to Regional Security: Possibilities and Prospects for the Formation of a Collective Security System

Voices From Central Asia No. 11, April 2013 By Konstantin Syroezhkin Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, Almaty Like any other region, Central Asia has its share of regional problems. They have various… Continue reading Threats and Challenges to Regional Security: Possibilities and Prospects for the Formation of a Collective Security System