Tag: Russia

“The Art of the Deal”: A New American Approach to Engaging Central Asia?

By Roger Kangas, Academic Dean and a Professor of Central Asian Studies at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown… Continue reading “The Art of the Deal”: A New American Approach to Engaging Central Asia?

Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union The Global Picture and Country Perspectives

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 21, February 2015 On February 26, 2015, the Central Asia Program organized an international conference on the Eurasian Economic Union and Central Asia, together with the Harriman Institute… Continue reading Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union The Global Picture and Country Perspectives

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?

The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

CERIA Brief No. 2, October 2014 By Sophie Roche Moscow, with two million Muslim residents and up to two million more migrant workers, has only four mosques, and the municipal authorities have repeatedly… Continue reading The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

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?

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

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

The Future of Russia’s Involvement in Central Asia

Central Asia Policy Forum No. 3, December 2012 Featuring Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy, Heritage Foundation, Jeff Mankoff, Deputy Director and Fellow with the CSIS Russia… Continue reading The Future of Russia’s Involvement in Central Asia