Politics of the USA in Post-Soviet Central Asia: character and prospects

Four main periods can be distinguished in US policy in Central Asia. In the first half of the 1990-s the relations with Russia were a priority, and the region was perceived as a «Russia's backyard». In the second half of the 1990-s US policy in the region has become more active and strategic co...

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Autor principal:	A. A. Каzаntsev
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Publicado:	MGIMO University Press 2012
Materias:	us policy central asia afghanistan international terrorism geopolitics International relations JZ2-6530
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f6cd29ab64ff48b58d389be5817c66062021-11-23T14:50:50ZPolitics of the USA in Post-Soviet Central Asia: character and prospects2071-81602541-909910.24833/2071-8160-2012-4-25-155-164https://doaj.org/article/f6cd29ab64ff48b58d389be5817c66062012-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/1805https://doaj.org/toc/2071-8160https://doaj.org/toc/2541-9099Four main periods can be distinguished in US policy in Central Asia. In the first half of the 1990-s the relations with Russia were a priority, and the region was perceived as a «Russia's backyard». In the second half of the 1990-s US policy in the region has become more active and strategic competition with Russia started to grow. However, Russia's strategic priority in the region was contested only partially. After 9/11 American strategy in the region has become quite aggressive, geopolitical competition with Russia (and, partially, with China) has peaked during the «color» revolutions and then during Russian-Georgian war in 2008. During Obama's presidency serious attempts to establish a dialogue with Russia and China have been made. Post-Soviet space has partially lost its priority due to its connection with European dimension of American policy, while Afghan dimension is still a key factor determining American strategy in Central Asia. Now we are on the threshold of a new period in American policy, which is connected to the withdrawal from Afghanistan.A. A. КаzаntsevMGIMO University Pressarticleus policycentral asiaafghanistaninternational terrorismgeopoliticsInternational relationsJZ2-6530ENRUVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, Vol 0, Iss 4(25), Pp 155-164 (2012)
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description	Four main periods can be distinguished in US policy in Central Asia. In the first half of the 1990-s the relations with Russia were a priority, and the region was perceived as a «Russia's backyard». In the second half of the 1990-s US policy in the region has become more active and strategic competition with Russia started to grow. However, Russia's strategic priority in the region was contested only partially. After 9/11 American strategy in the region has become quite aggressive, geopolitical competition with Russia (and, partially, with China) has peaked during the «color» revolutions and then during Russian-Georgian war in 2008. During Obama's presidency serious attempts to establish a dialogue with Russia and China have been made. Post-Soviet space has partially lost its priority due to its connection with European dimension of American policy, while Afghan dimension is still a key factor determining American strategy in Central Asia. Now we are on the threshold of a new period in American policy, which is connected to the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Politics of the USA in Post-Soviet Central Asia: character and prospects

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