Search: Central Asia,Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan (9 materials)

Moscow Is Still Central Asia’s Top Security Ally

... interesting to notice is that, despite the decreasing likelihood of conflict in Central Asia, in the last two years Russia has been modernizing those facilities and equipping them with new Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters or drones [ vii ]. While Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are members of all the organizations promoted by Russia, this is not true for the other two Central Asian countries. However, even though Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan do not have any Russian military facility on their soil, they still rely on Russia for their border security because of the Afghan issue. In 2017, following a twelve-year silence, the first bilateral exercise between Russia ...

17.03.2021

The Paradoxes of Social and Economic Development in Central Asia

... transit capacity also remains an open issue in the region. In addition to the underdeveloped transport network, many parts of Central Asia suffer from an acute lack of other kinds of infrastructure, such as power and domestic gas supply. Systematic power supply restrictions are the norm in many areas of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and challenges related to grid access are among the most critical barriers to developing large-scale industrial production....

31.01.2020

Prospects for the Fight against Extremism and Terrorism in the Central Asian Region

... country under control. Kyrgyzstan: Bad Influence from Neighbours Extremist groups traditionally threaten the southern part of Kyrgyzstan from neighbouring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. One reason is the country's weak law enforcement. The extremists are mostly members of the Uzbek diaspora, while ethnic ... ... of terrorist organisations maintained by the security services of key global states). Federica Prandin: The EU and Russia in Central Asia: Is There Any Room for Cooperation? A new trend has emerged in recent years with Jihadist groups forced out from ...

30.01.2020

Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia

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 ...

27.04.2019

State Department speech reflects growing security risks in Central Asia

... official Daniel Rosenblum signaled a shift in the direction of American policy in Central Asia, reflecting some critical economic, political and security developments in the area. The June 9th speech comes after an unprecedented five-country tour of Central Asia-- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- by Secretary of State Kerry last November. In the same address to the House Foreign Affairs Committee last year, Rosenblum detailed the usual multifold approach to Central Asia— the promotion of state sovereignty, security, economic ...

18.07.2016

Overcoming Forgetfulness: How Central Asian Societies and Elites Perceive the Great Patriotic War

... Tajikistan celebrate Victory Day in a manner close to Russian both in content (military parade) and semantics (terminology, etc.). Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have renamed the celebration the Day of Remembrance and Mourning, while Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan adapted to the complicated international environment by shifting the military parades from May 9 to ... ... in the Victory Parade in Moscow and demonstrate their readiness to cooperate with Russia. In a nutshell, young communities in Central Asia are seeing their memory of the Great Patriotic War be refreshed through concerted efforts undertaken by the older ...

12.05.2015

Financial Markets in Central Asia: the Light in the Middle of the Tunnel

... is attracting attention from all over. A relatively mature banking sector in Kazakhstan, attempts to overcome uncertainty in Kyrgyzstan and isolationism in Turkmenistan, the obvious dependence of credit institutions in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on administrative interference – these are part of the diverse set of characteristics that inevitably undermine ... ... capital and caution. Are there any opportunities being overlooked and are the market risks really that high? Banking Risks in Central Asia Central Asia is an emerging market, with micro-level certainty reduced by volatile market economies and national ...

24.06.2013

Water in Central Asia: Rogun and Kambarata-1

... climate change, melting of glaciers, changing of temperatures in mountains and valleys, and growing population, it can lead Central Asia to a situation, when there is not enough water for people to drink. If regional leaders want to be prepared for the ... ....net/bk/water_law/part3_e.htm [3] Commissioning of Kambarata-1 hydropower plant to provide guaranteed water supply to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/kyrgyzstan/2107051.html [4] http://www.trend.az/regions/casia/kyrgyzstan/2119686.html [5] http://www.centrasia.ru/newsA.php?st=1237885200 ...

11.04.2013

Before we unite

... Soviet period the idea of “administrative” borders emerged in the region, but only after facing the independence Central Asian countries finally met “borders” as one of the parameters which define the State. Today there is a big ... ... demarcation is still unfinished. The only state that finished this process is Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan still has some arguable areas, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have a lot of borders section to discuss - mainly in Ferghana Valley. Additionally, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan ...

22.03.2013

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