Kazakhstan

International Diplomacy

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A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia
Central Asia's souring relations with Russia and growing skepticism of Chinese influence have created a rare and valuable window of opportunity for the United States to bolster its image through greater long-term investment in the region.
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Sep 11, 2023
The Diplomat
Hunter Stoll

International Diplomacy

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A Unique Opportunity Not to Be Squandered: Advancing Our Relationships in Central Asia
Concerned about Putin's imperialist actions in Ukraine, five nations in Central Asia are looking to the West to offset the political, economic, and security-related pressures they feel from Russia and, increasingly, China. It would be a mistake for the United States not to seize this moment.
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May 25, 2023
RealClearDefense
Robert Schlesiger, Daniel Egel, et al.
Russia

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Russia's Appetite May Extend Beyond Ukraine
Unless Russian forces are defeated in Ukraine or withdrawn by new Kremlin rulers, Moscow might assault other post-Soviet neighbors. The West may face limits on the extent to which it could help them thwart such attacks.
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Feb 17, 2023
The Hill
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Energy

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Can Eurasian Energy Compete?
Cheaper oil, government interference, and market dynamics jeopardize the future of Russian and Caspian energy. To be globally competitive, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan should let the private sector play a greater role and make more decisions on commercial, rather than political grounds.
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Jan 16, 2015
The National Interest
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Richard Kauzlarich, et al.
Nuclear Deterrence

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Celebrating the Success of Project Sapphire
Twenty years ago this week, the United States transported over 600 kilograms of at-risk, weapons-usable highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Kazakhstan to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for safekeeping. Kazakhstan had the courage to trust its new relationship with the U.S. to help prevent the proliferation of dangerous material to countries that might seek to build nuclear weapons.
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Nov 21, 2014
The National Interest
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Susan Koch, et al.
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C. Asia's Great Game
Published commentary by RAND staff: C. Asia's Great Game, in United Press International.
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Mar 5, 2007
United Press International
F. Stephen Larrabee
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Central Asia's Other 'Turkmenbashis'
Published commentary by RAND staff: Central Asia's Other 'Turkmenbashis', in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.
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Jan 15, 2007
Project Syndicate
F. Stephen Larrabee

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

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Kazakhstan

A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia

A Unique Opportunity Not to Be Squandered: Advancing Our Relationships in Central Asia

Russia's Appetite May Extend Beyond Ukraine

Can Eurasian Energy Compete?

Celebrating the Success of Project Sapphire

C. Asia's Great Game

Central Asia's Other 'Turkmenbashis'

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