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Oil’s Well in Central Asia: China, Kazakhstan, and Russia Make a Deal

Foreign Affairs. 2015.
Yenikeyeff S.

As NATO, a guarantor of stability, retreats west, Central Asian states have become increasingly vulnerable to external and internal pressures. China and Russia see this as an opportunity to play chess in a sophisticated game to win influence in Central Asia

Research target: Political Science, International Relations, and Public Administration
Language: English
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Keywords: energy politicsChina's energyInternational geopoliticsRussian geopolitics
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