Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2018 11 (12)

Authors

Petrov, Victor P.; Bazyleva, Sabrina P.

Contact information

Petrov, Victor P.: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia 10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow, 117198, Russia; ; Bazyleva, Sabrina P.: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia 10/2 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow, 117198, Russia;

Keywords

Caucasus-Caspian region; Central Asian region; Eurasia; post-Soviet space; Russia; SCO; USA; UK; Uzbekistan; economic think tanks; migration

Abstract

Russian security and economic interests in the post-soviet republics in the Caucasian-Caspian and Central Asian regions are affected by the strategy of all the “big players”. The USA and the UK used Kazakhstan to undermine Russian interests by opening up a new “international financial center” – an offshore haven for Islamic banking aimed to attract Russian capital and to promote centrifugal tendencies in other Muslim republics. China as a rising global economic power is also expanding its influence in all post-soviet republics. However, China needs not only Russian energy and natural resources but also Russia’s role as a vital territorial bridge between Asia and Europe. In cooperation with China Uzbekistan opened a new economic think tank center aimed at expanding multilateral economic cooperation. However, these activities are coordinated with Russia in order to keep a balance in bilateral relations. Russia is counter-acting all centrifugal trends in the regions by using bilateral and multilateral diplomacy and increasing international cooperation worldwide

Pages

2030-2042

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/109234

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