THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: THE RESULTS OF 30 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT

Authors

  • Elena GARBUZAROVA Ph.D. (Hist.), Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Author

Keywords:

Central Asia, foreign policy, multi-vector, the U.S., Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, geo-economic projects, integration, regionalism

Abstract

After gaining independence in 1991, the Central Asian states, which had no experience in conducting independent foreign policy activities, began to build their own foreign policy coordinate system and develop its conceptual framework. Given their unique geopolitical position and diverse resource potential, the regional states preferred to pursue an open and multi-vector foreign policy, which allowed them to realize their national interests. With regard to the transformational processes in global politics and economy, as well as the geopolitical characteristics of their states, the political elites of the regional states have developed their own approaches to foreign policy.
The article analyzes the doctrinal foundations of the Central Asian countries’ foreign policy, and the influence of global factors on the foreign policy formation of the regional states and intraregional cooperation.

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2021-08-30

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Vol. 22 No. 4 (2021): Central Asia and the Caucasus

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REGIONAL POLICY

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GARBUZAROVA, E. (2021). THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: THE RESULTS OF 30 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT. CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS, 22(4), 47-59. https://ca-c.org/CAC/index.php/cac/article/view/724

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