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Russia and the Central Asian Republics - Post-Soviet Engagements (Hardcover)
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Russia and the Central Asian Republics - Post-Soviet Engagements (Hardcover)
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For the world, the disintegration of the Soviet Union means the end
of the Cold War rivalries between two rival power-blocs, led by the
US and the Soviet Union. For Russia, it means, the loss of its
earlier superpower status and the beginning of the process of
adjusting itself with a new world order. But, most important,
Russia became one of the fourteen member-states of the
organization, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a new
entity that was born in place of the USSR. The post-Cold War era
signifies, for Russia, a journey to adjust itself to new realities-
a new international strategic scenario, the rise of new powers, and
its own diminished strength. At the same time, the journey marks
Russia's search for a new status in the international order of
powers. To attain that goal, Russia felt it absolutely necessary to
stay relevant in its immediate neighbourhood and the focus of
attention became the Central Asian region, with which Russia shared
a common history for nearly two hundred years and still now, they
are interdependent and interlinked by their common security
concerns in various ways. This book attempts to study the
development of Russia's relations with the newly independent,
sovereign states of Central Asia in the post-Soviet, post-Cold War
context. It argues that unlike during the Tsarist past, in the
post-Soviet era, Russia tries to engage the Central Asian Republics
in multifarious ways and the development of three such bondings
between Russia and these Republics in the spheres of security,
energy and migration is analyzed in this study. This book also
focuses on the post-Cold war context, as a number of global and
regional powers are involved in the Central Asian region as the
region is rich in energy resources and can act as a viable trade
and transport corridor between Asia and Europe. So, Russia now does
not enjoy the advantage of being the only power as the countries of
the region have the option of choosing partners, according to their
own choices and necessities. This changed context of competition
adds a significant dimension to the development of Russia's
engagements with these states.
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