The U.S.'s Inconsistencies in Uzbekistan's Foreign Policy

U.S. sees Uzbekistan as a potential challenger that could marshal the resources of Eurasian continent if it plays its cards right, writes Peter Bergen. The U.S. grand strategy demands that the United States refocus its efforts from lost causes in Iraq and Afghanistan to reign in China's expanding economic power, he says. In the future, the U.S., however, will not commit its military forces to ensuring the independence and sovereignty of Central Asian states, according to Bergen.

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