Top Experts Argue Central Asia Needs Stronger Agency in Emerging Global Order
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- Experts at an Aug. 31 discussion in Astana said Central Asia should respond to a fragmenting global order through stronger regional coordination rather than by choosing a geopolitical camp.
- They advocated diversified partnerships and stronger international rules, while noting that the five Central Asian states are unlikely to become a separate global pole.
Central Asia’s strongest defense in a difficult and fragmenting global order may lie in greater regional coordination, not in choosing one geopolitical camp, experts said in Astana.
The discussion on Aug. 31 focused on how the five Central Asian states could strengthen their influence as the global order changes. Participants pointed to diversified partnerships and stronger international rules as alternatives to alignment with a single side.
The experts also argued that the five countries are unlikely to form a separate pole in the emerging international system. The emphasis instead fell on building greater agency through cooperation across the region.
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