RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA: GEOPOLITICAL MODELS OF STRATEGY AND FOREIGN POLICY
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geopolitics, geopolitical modeling, regional relations, consistency of political processes, Central Asia.Abstract
The author discusses individual aspects of Russia’s strategy in post-Soviet Central Asia and the extent to which the means and methods of geopolitical modeling can be used for analyzing the current and future political situation. He uses certain approaches and methods to identify the geopolitical models Russia applies in the region, studies the functional interactions among large powers and the regional states, and analyzes various scenarios of the region’s development determined by geopolitical conditions and the balance of power inside the region.
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See: C. Guilhem, J. Leininger, R. Xenidis, “L’UE, la Russie et la carte énergétique,” Le Monde, 15 December, 2011,available at [http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2011/12/15/l-ue-la-russie-et-la-carte-energetique_1618259_3232.html].
See: Central Asia at the End of the Transition, ed. by B. Rumer, Armonk, New York, London, 2005, p. 5.
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