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Central Asia security
![China and Russia Both Benefit From the CSTO Intervention in Kazakhstan China and Russia Both Benefit From the CSTO Intervention in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-10-202640.jpg)
China and Russia Both Benefit From the CSTO Intervention in Kazakhstan
By Luke Botting
Far from causing friction, Russia’s intervention in Kazakhstan shows the durability of the Sino-Russian relationship.
![Security at the Core of Senior US Diplomat’s Visit to Tajikistan Security at the Core of Senior US Diplomat’s Visit to Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-08-7.jpg)
Security at the Core of Senior US Diplomat’s Visit to Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Regional cooperation and security were the top-line items of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells’ recent trek to Tajikistan.
![What Central Asia Means to the United States What Central Asia Means to the United States](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-05_15-18-18.jpg)
What Central Asia Means to the United States
By Joshua Walker and Kevin Kearney
From the Great Game to the final frontier, Central Asia takes on new importance in a rapidly shrinking world.
![Is SCO Expansion a Good Thing? Is SCO Expansion a Good Thing?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-23_18-10-40.jpg)
Is SCO Expansion a Good Thing?
By Raffaello Pantucci
"The SCO was already having difficulty crafting an identity and practical ideology with 6 member states, let alone 8."
![A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-25_15-07-26.jpg)
A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia
By Mariya Y. Omelicheva and Lawrence Markowitz
"The nexus is a 21st century challenge for Central Asia that requires concerted national and international efforts."
![Rumblings in Kazakhstan: A Warning for Central Asia? Rumblings in Kazakhstan: A Warning for Central Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-10_15-08-20.jpg)
Rumblings in Kazakhstan: A Warning for Central Asia?
By Rajorshi Roy
Domestic discontent and economic hardship put Central Asia's regimes at risk.
![The Implications of Tightening Russia-Uzbekistan Ties The Implications of Tightening Russia-Uzbekistan Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-10_23-14-33.jpg)
The Implications of Tightening Russia-Uzbekistan Ties
By Samuel Ramani
By improving frosty relations with Tashkent, Moscow can boost its leverage over Central Asia as a whole.
![The New, Improved Shanghai Cooperation Organization The New, Improved Shanghai Cooperation Organization](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-12_20-03-51.jpg)
The New, Improved Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's ambitious goals for the SCO are helped by the imminent addition of three new members.
![The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asian Security The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asian Security](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-25_07-28-09.jpg)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asian Security
By Amit R. Saksena
Structural and policy problems prevent the SCO from being an effective Central Asian security organization.
![Central Asia: Dim Security Prospects Ahead? Central Asia: Dim Security Prospects Ahead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/RTR2VHE7.jpg)
Central Asia: Dim Security Prospects Ahead?
By Georgiy Voloshin
As U.S. interest in the region wanes, the prospects for Central Asia security are uncertain at best.
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