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Central Asia: A Shifting Regional Dynamic
Apr 15, 2009 | 15:01 GMT
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Summary
The global financial crisis and declining energy prices have shifted Central Asian regional leader Kazakhstan to an inward focus. Uzbekistan has sought to take advantage of this shift to reassert its historic role as regional leader. The Russo-Georgian war and Russian-U.S. negotiations over a new supply route to Afghanistan have also affected this changing regional dynamic. Ultimately, once Kazakhstan is in position to look outward again, it will collide with Uzbekistan due to the new role Tashkent has assumed during this time of flux.
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