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GEOPOLITICAL LANDMARKS OF KYRGYZSTAN
Karybek BAYBOSUNOV
Karybek Baybosunov, Ph.D. (Philos.), Coordinator, the Bishkek Institute of Sociopolitical Studies (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
I. Introduction
The 21st century is an age of new technologies, geopolitical decisions that echo across the world, and an unprecedented pace of globalization synchronously felt in all corners of the world. The size of a country is no longer all-important; its economic and political might alone is not enough to claim geopolitical influence—history has become another geopolitical factor. The Kyrghyz statehood rooted in a millennium-long history of the nation has been recognized by the U.N. as a sign of its ancient history that started at the time when the genetic roots of the Chinese, Indians, Jews, Armenians, Turkmens and Tajiks were formed.
Without the Soviet Union the superpower confrontation came to an end, yet we are still facing other no less acute contradictions and challenges. The world remains divided into the great powers’ spheres of influence; the struggle among them is accelerating. These processes are not limited to the great powers themselves—the developing nations are also affected. Regional cooperation is coming to the fore, while the states are looking for worthy partners and new markets.
The new doctrines, ideological schemes and development conceptions can be equally applied to large and small countries; the struggle between the maritime powers and the heartland and their allies determined the geopolitical landmarks of each entity of international law. The role of individual in history is increasing again. The nation cannot remain indifferent when its country is turning into an arena of geopolitical games and struggle for resources. The system of its relations with other states depends on its domestic political climate and the state course. The classical geopolitical concepts—soil, relief, climate, national character, political regime, East or West orientation—have acquired new meaning.
II. About the Country
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked mountainous country with the extreme continental climate. Today, people of over 80 nationalities are living side by side in the republic, the core being formed by the Kyrgyz (about two-thirds of the total population). The country belongs to the Eurasian social type where its………………..
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