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Deep Dive: Uzbekistan and the Future of Eurasia

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

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The Importance of Russia in Central Asia

One faction seems to emphasize Russia's relatively limited ambitions, reflective of its ethnic homogeneity. The importance of countries like Ukraine and Belarus to Russia is justified not just by their strategic import, writes Alexander Nekrassov. If Russia is to remain strong among the world's global powers, it is imperative for Russia to be the driving force for economic integration with former Soviet states, he says.

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