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R u s s i a d i R e c t M o n t h l y M e M o | # 3 | o c t o B e R 2 0 1 3

Central asia as geopolitiCal pivot: three sCenarios for integration

Ekaterina Zabrovskaya Editor-in-Chief

Russia Direct is pleased to present its October Monthly Memo. This issue analyzes three competing integration strategies for Central Asia that are led by Russia, the U.S. and China. The topic was inspired by a recent statement made by Chinese President Xi Jinping: While the whole world was following the crisis in Syria, an important announcement came from China’s leader. In Kazakhstan, President Jinping officially proposed a “New Silk Road”—a trans-Eurasian integration mega-project, from the Pacific to the Baltic Sea. What will this mega free-trade zone mean for Central Asia, and how is it comparable with the other integration projects? Please note that we value your feedback. If you have any questions regarding the Monthly Memo or wish to propose topics for our future issues, please send an e-mail to me at [email protected].

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Russia Direct is pleased to present its October Monthly Memo. This issue analyzes three competing integration strategies for Central Asia that are led by Russia, the U.S. and China. The topic was inspired by a recent statement made by Chinese President Xi Jinping: While the whole world was following the crisis in Syria, an important announcement came from China’s leader. In Kazakhstan, President Jinping officially proposed a “New Silk Road”—a trans-Eurasian integration mega-project, from the Pacific to the Baltic Sea. What will this mega free-trade zone mean for Central Asia, and how is it comparable with the other integration projects? Please note that we value your feedback. If you have any questions regarding the Monthly Memo or wish to propose topics for our future issues, please send an e-mail to me at [email protected].

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Russia Direct is proud to present the second in our series of RD Monthly memos. This issue provides a thought-provoking background on Russia’s foreign policy in the Middle East. “The Middle East: The New Great Game” is written by high-profile orientalist, Professor Vitaly Naumkin, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. The topic of this RD Monthly is very timely, given the current situation in the Middle East. With U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to take military action against Syria (if approved by the U.S. Congress), and with Russia vigorously opposing these plans, many seek to understand why Moscow continues to be a key ally of Syria in the region. Naumkin’s report explains how and why Russia acts in the Middle East, what its overarching strategy is, and what role that creates for the U.S. to play in the region. RD also features a Q&A with the author on our website. If you wish to send additional questions to Professor Naumkin, please do not hesitate to do so via email, Twitter and Facebook and we will highlight as many of them as we can. If you have any other questions regarding the report or wish to send your feedback, please send email to me at: [email protected].

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The Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Lithu-ania in late November may change the dynamics of the relationship between the EU and six post-Soviet countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It is expected that Ukraine and perhaps Moldova will sign Associa-tion Agreements with the European Union, effec-tively marking the end of Russia’s dominance in post-Soviet Eastern Europe.Written by Timofey Bordachev, Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and Inter-national Studies of the Higher School of Eco-nomics, this RD Monthly memo analyzes what implications this integration initiative could have for Eastern Partnership member states and other stakeholders in the region.We invite you to read this thought-provoking report and share your opinions on the issue. All relevant comments will be passed to the author and may be featured on the Russia Direct web-site with your permission.Should you have any questions regarding this RD Monthly or our upcoming reports, please do not hesitate to e-mail me directly at [email protected]. Thank you for being our sub-scriber!


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