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Central Asia stands at a pivotal crossroads, with the next few months likely to set the course for the region going forward.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are reconfiguring their relationships with each other, with the Russian government, and with the rest of the world.
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili joins to discuss the evolving geopolitical landscape in Central Asia - Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan - and how the Russo-Ukraine War is redrawing old spheres of influence and empowering Central Asian countries to pursue their interests.
Russia is facing some real challenges in reproducing and replacing their population which has huge implications for economic growth but also for relations with Central Asia.
It’s been one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a massive, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The impact of that decision has been felt acutely in Central Asia, a region with a long history of Russian involvement. How has Moscow's war in Ukraine affected Russia’s ties with Central Asia?
The Central Asian states have never experienced anything like the year 2022.
Central Asia is very interested in finding new alternatives and China is the best alternative.
The leaders of China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan met in the ancient Silk Route city of Samarkand on September 16 for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
It is an interesting time to see how Central Asian states perceive what's going on in Afghanistan. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are the two main players on the border region.
The nuclear testing component left a devastating legacy in Kazakhstan because for 40 years the military tested nuclear weapons, both in the atmosphere and later underground.