... with neighbors. But there are still uncertainties about the prospects of US withdrawal and the country’s future. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 Afghan elections Taliban US Afghan policy TAPI Central Asia TIMUR DADABAEV Afghanistan in 2019 Trump s Walk Away Strategy...

...Sergey V. Biryukov Central Asia is anticipating a transformation related to the need for further multifaceted modernization. However, different conditions dictate different strategies. The development model of Uzbekistan was mostly defined by Islam Karimov, whose death marked the beginning...

.... While the US strategy showed signs of stalling amid increasing violence and the fragmentation of local actors, there are changes in the attitude of neighboring states. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 Afghanistan Central Asia Tashkent conference bilateral security...

... of other Chinese projects and their impacts have been analyzed. The article aims to fill in this gap by outlining the latest project details of Chinese engagement and their impact in this region. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Silk Road Central Asia Uzbekistan Belt...

... in the Asia-Pacific, and its position in Central Asia, where China’s Belt and Road Initiative challenges Russian influence. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Russia Asia-Pacific Central Asia SCO BRI NATASHA KUHRT AND FILIPPO COSTA BURANELLI Russia and the CIS in 2017...

...Kathryn Stoner The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has long-term geostrategic interests in Afghanistan: stability, economic development, and curbing narcotics flowing into Central Asia and thence to Russia. Moscow is in the difficult position of not wanting American forces to stay...

... Central Asia security China ANDREW C. KUCHINS Russia and the CIS in 2014 A Rather Bad Year ABSTRACT After a fine start to 2014 for Russia with the Sochi Olympics, things quickly went rather bad. A collapsing oil price and Western sanctions after the annexation of Crimea crippled the ruble; a crisis...

...Isabelle Facon Given China’s rising power and its growing influence in post-Soviet Central Asia, Russia’s active advertising of the merits of the China-inspired Shanghai Cooperation Organization looks surprising. However, when one explores the many geopolitical advantages that Moscow can extract...

...Charles E. Ziegler This paper examines U.S. engagement in Central Asia over the past two decades, with specific reference to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. While alarmist voices occasionally warn of the threat to American interests from China and Russia through the SCO, the organization’s...

...Zhao Huasheng China’s interests in and expectations from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia often overlap. China is currently developing cooperative institutions in areas such as security, energy, and economic development, among others. Subsequently, China finds itself...

... in CA is thus a hybrid of policies that are not properly understood in CA, nor can they be explained to the public at home. foreign policy Japan Central Asia Official Development Assistance energy resources TIMUR DADABAEV Japan s Search for Its Central Asian Policy Between Idealism...

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