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What Should Be the U.S. Priority in Central Asia?

Twenty five years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States must reevaluate its policy toward Central Asia and bring it in line with the new reality of the region.

by Paul Stronski
published by
Voice of America
 on February 3, 2016

Source: Voice of America

Twenty five years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asia is on a trajectory away from the West. Speaking with Voice of America's Navbahor Imamova, Carnegie's Paul Stronski explained that the region is in the midst of a major geopolitical shift that portends declining American presence in and influence over the region—and greater difficulty in transforming Central Asian states into democratic, free-market economies knitted together by regional economic integration. Advancing Washington's priorities in this new environment will require signficant changes in U.S. policy, he argued.

This interview was originally aired by Voice of America.

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