A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Russia and China in Central Asia: Potential for Direct Competition
A nation must think before it acts.
Russia and China in Central Asia: Potential for Direct Competition
May 24, 2024 | 10:00 am | Eurasia Program
About the Event
China and Russia are by far the most influential external powers in Central Asia, but their influence takes different forms.
China is the undisputed economic leader in the region, while Russia remains the primary political partner. Moscow's influence has suffered in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, but its links with regional elites are proving deep and durable. While overt Chinese-Russian competition has yet to emerge in the region, the trend lines point in that direction.
Regional states, especially Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are using increased great power interest in their region to assert their own interests.
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Speakers
Luca Anceschi - Luca Anceschi is a Professor of Eurasian Studies (Central & East European Studies) at the University of Glasgow.
Maximilian Hess - Maximilian Hess is a Central Asia Fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research institute and the founder of the London-based political risk firm Enmetena Advisory. ;
Bradley Jardine - Bradley Jardine is a global fellow at the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, and research consultant for the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs
Nargis Kassenova - Nargis Kassenova is a senior fellow and director of the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center. ;
