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The Changing Logic of Russian Strategy in Central Asia: From Privileged Sphere to Divide and Rule?

Russian strategy toward Central Asia generates great interest in Western academic and policy circles, but few analytical nuances. Depending on the source, Russia is often characterized as wanting to dominate…

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Revolutions, corruption and intrigue in Central Asia’s “Restless Valley”

(Book Review) Over a five-year period in the 2000s, Central Asia’s Fergana Valley saw two revolutions, the bloodiest government-ordered crackdown on protestors since China’s Tiananmen Square, and a wave of…

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Трансграничные конфликты и сотрудничество в Центральной Азии

Сегодня ПОНАРС-Евразия публикует русские переводы аналитических записок, представленных в ходе ежегодной конференции программы в рамках секции «Трансграничные конфликты и сотрудничество в Центральной Азии». В двух текстах анализируется роль Китая. Александр…

Инертный орел, усиливающийся дракон: Американская политика и рост влияния Китая в Центральной Азии

February 25, 2013

Рост влияния Китая как регионального центра силы в центральноазиатском регионе просто поразителен. В течение десятилетия Китай заключил договоры о границе со всеми государствами Центральной Азии, заручился их поддержкой в своей…

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The League of Authoritarian Gentlemen

(Foreign Policy) For years now, the United States and its allies in Europe and Asia have been talking about the importance of common efforts to promote human rights and democratic…

The Loss of Gabala May Be Symbolically Important

(News.Az) Interview with Alexander Cooley. What can you say about Russia's refusal to operate Gabala radar? Russia was not prepared to agree to Azerbaijan's demands for a much increased rent…

Russia to Close Radar Station in Azerbaijan

(New York Times) Excerpt: "Alexander Cooley a political science professor at Barnard College who is an expert on the former Soviet republics, said that Russia had not previously encountered hard…

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“Great Games” Undermine Human Rights In Central Asia

October 24, 2012

(RFE/RL) In his new book on Central Asia, “Great Games, Local Rules,” U.S.-based author Alexander Cooley paints a picture of the intense competition between China, Russia, and the United States…

Passive Eagle, Rising Dragon: U.S. Policy toward China’s Rise in Central Asia

China’s rise as a regional power in Central Asia is nothing short of remarkable. Over the course of a decade, China has concluded border agreements with all of the Central…

Op-Ed: After Afghanistan, a New Great Game

(New York Times) Since 9/11, America’s priority in Central Asia has been to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. But as the United States and NATO pull out, there is a…

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The Changing Logic of Russian Strategy in Central Asia: From Privileged Sphere to Divide and Rule?

Revolutions, corruption and intrigue in Central Asia’s “Restless Valley”

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Passive Eagle, Rising Dragon: U.S. Policy toward China’s Rise in Central Asia

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