TY - UNPB
T1 - Central Asia is Rising
T2 - Regional Integration, Border Resolution, and Strategic Autonomy
AU - Mukhamediya, Nazerke
AU - Sharshenova, Aijan
PY - 2025/5/24
Y1 - 2025/5/24
N2 - Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Central Asia grappled with building statehood amid unresolved borders and weak infrastructure, hindering regional integration for decades. Today, however, the region shows renewed momentum for cooperation around shared goals like connectivity, water management, and global engagement. This ENC analysis examines recent milestones—including border agreements and regional forums like the C5+1—highlighting the potential for a new era of regionalism. Despite persistent challenges, the authors argue that deeper cooperation is key to Central Asia’s stability, prosperity, and growing role in the international arena.
AB - Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Central Asia grappled with building statehood amid unresolved borders and weak infrastructure, hindering regional integration for decades. Today, however, the region shows renewed momentum for cooperation around shared goals like connectivity, water management, and global engagement. This ENC analysis examines recent milestones—including border agreements and regional forums like the C5+1—highlighting the potential for a new era of regionalism. Despite persistent challenges, the authors argue that deeper cooperation is key to Central Asia’s stability, prosperity, and growing role in the international arena.
KW - Central Asia
KW - Regional integration
KW - Autonomy
KW - international relations
KW - foreign policy
KW - Former Soviet Union
KW - former Soviet Union countries
M3 - Working paper
T3 - ENC Analysis
BT - Central Asia is Rising
PB - European Neighrbourhood Council
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