... turning to radical Islamism, particularly in western Kazakhstan. Prisons have become breeding grounds for Islamic extremism (as in Kyrgyzstan and some Russian regions). All prisons in Kazakhstan have turned “green,” which is the term for institutions informally ... ... cent of them accessing extremist content through social media either deliberately or accidentally.
Mikhail Konarovsky:
What the SCO Summit in Bishkek Confirmed
During their
meeting
in May 2018, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Belarus ...
Results of the SCO summit in Bishkek
Ensuring security and creating favorable conditions for the ... ... Shanghai 8 meeting in Qingdao, China was a sort of overture for its two new members, the Kyrgyzstan summit demonstrated the Organization’s rather quick (albeit not entirely... ... necessary to note the progressive growth of interaction within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which celebrated its fifth anniversary on the eve of the SCO summit. Let us not...
... University) and Andrey Kortunov (Russian International Affairs Council), the paper contextualizes the bilateral relationship in Central Asia, points of friction, and potential areas for cooperation amid an extremely tense relationship between Washington and Moscow.
Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia
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The future of the SCO may consist in the role of integrator for the efforts of numerous players in the ... ... because it will mark the first time that the six member states (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan anthd Uzbekistan) are joined by India and Pakistan. Journalists... ... zone would eventually lead to that organization replacing the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as the key driver of Eurasian integration, thus depriving Russia of the central...
