Central Asia – Russia’s Near Abroad or Crossroads of Asia?

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Central Asia – Russia’s Near Abroad or Crossroads of Asia?
	Contents
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Central Asia and Russia
		1.2 A Roadmap
	2 Incorporation into the Tsarist and Soviet Empires
		2.1 Central Asia before the Russian Conquest
		2.2 Conquest and Tsarist Rule
		2.3 Revolt and Revolution
		2.4 Central Asia in the Centrally Planned Economy
		2.5 Dissolution of the Soviet Union
		2.6 Where Are the Boundaries in and of Central Asia?
	3 Economic Change since 1991
		3.1 Independence and the Transition from Central Planning
		3.2 The Resource Boom, 1999–2014
		3.3 New Economic Directions and Regional Cooperation
	4 Redirected Economic Relations and Multi-vector Foreign Policies
		4.1 Multi-vector Diplomacy
		4.2 Relations with China and the EU
		4.3 Responses to Russian Expansion (Georgia 2008,
Ukraine 2014 and 2022)
		4.4 The Russia-Ukraine War and the Landbridge
		4.5 Implications of Alternative Eurasian Rail Routes
	5 Looking Forward
Note on Abbreviations
Glossary of International Agreements since 1991
References and Further Reading
Acknowledgements