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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463345403321

Autore

Malashenko A. V (Alekseĭ Vsevolodovich)

Titolo

The fight for influence : Russia in Central Asia / / Alexey Malashenko ; cover design by Jocelyn Soly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-87003-413-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SolyJocelyn

Disciplina

327.47058

Soggetti

Security, International - Asia, Central

Muslims - Asia, Central

Electronic books.

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Asia, Central

Asia, Central Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Asia, Central Strategic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: T͡Sentralʹnai͡a Azii͡a : na chto rasschityvaet Rossii͡a? / Alekseĭ Malashenko. Moskva : ROSSPĖN (Rossiĭskai͡a politicheskai͡a ėnt͡siklopedii͡a) : Moskovskiĭ t͡sentr Karnegi, 2012.

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Wasted Opportunities; Regional Instruments of Influence; Russia and Islam in Central Asia: Problems of Migration; Kazakhstan and Its Neighborhood; Kyrgyzstan-The Exception; Tajikistan: Authoritarian, Fragile, and Facing Difficult Challenges; Turkmenistan: No Longer Exotic, But Still Authoritarian; Uzbekistan: Is There a Potential for Change?; Who Challenges Russia in Central Asia?; Notes; Index; Glossary; About the Author; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Russian influence in Central Asia is waning. Since attaining independence, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have forged their own paths-building relationships with outside powers and throwing off the last vestiges of Soviet domination. But in many ways, Moscow still sees Central Asia through the lens of



the Soviet Union, and it struggles to redefine Russian relations with the region.   Alexey Malashenko offers a comprehensive analysis of Russian policies and prospects in Central Asia. It is clear that Russian policy in the former Soviet space is enteri