Russia’s integration policy in CentralAsia towards the European Union’s activity in the region. Part II Cover Image

Rosyjska polityka integracyjna w Azji Centralnej wobec aktywności Unii Europejskiej na tym obszarze. Część II
Russia’s integration policy in CentralAsia towards the European Union’s activity in the region. Part II

Author(s): Sylwester Gardocki
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Russia;European Union;Central Asia;integration policies;competition

Summary/Abstract: The competition of Western states and Russia for influence in the area of Central Asia has a long history. Located in the centre of the continent, the Central Asian region is a kind of link between China and the countries of Southeast Asia, Af-ghanistan, the Middle East and a number of Islamic countries in the south, the Caucasus, Turkey, Europe and Russia – to the west and north. The beginning of the current development of the geopolitical situation in Central Asia falls on time of disintegration of the Soviet Union and emergence of independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The present-ed article describes the geopolitical situation of the region.

  • Issue Year: 9/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 37-55
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish