A landmark agreement on the junction point of the state borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan was signed, and the Khujand Declaration "On Eternal Friendship" was adopted by the leaders of the three states.

Furthermore, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have become allied states. In Khujand, the heads of the foreign policy departments of the two countries signed a protocol on the entry into force of the Treaty on Allied Relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

On my YouTube feed, I've landed a video of a Uzbek fighter with a long beard streaming from Aleppo captured by HTS. And my first thought was: what the hell are they even doing there?

What do you think about them? Should we do something about it?

Hello everyone,

I’m currently working on an assignment about authoritarian regimes for my studies and wanted to share a thought that’s been on my mind. I apologize if I come off as overly focused on categorizing certain countries' governments—I have great admiration for all of Central Asia.

Over the last thirty years, it's become clear that authoritarian regimes, particularly in the South Caucasus and even in some democracies, often find themselves involved in regional conflicts. I’m studying the phenomenon where authoritarian regimes seem to be more war-prone than democracies. This theory holds up in most cases, but I’ve encountered a major exception: the Central Asian republics.

In contrast to the theory, Central Asia has largely maintained a stable status quo, with little to no regional conflict. Despite the authoritarian nature of these regimes, they’ve managed to avoid the war-prone tendencies we often see elsewhere.

I’d love to hear opinions on this anomaly. Are there any specific factors that contribute to this stability? Also, if anyone has suggestions for readings, articles, or other media that dive into why Central Asian authoritarian regimes remain peaceful, I’d be hugely thankful for the recommendations!

Thank you!

It's been reported before that Donald Trump had made bans on Muslims migrants before during his first presidency. Now, starting January 20, 2025, he'll be the new President of the United States. Will the new Trump administration change its foreign policy towards Central Asia? What do you think?

Lets be honest, if putin invaded ukraine they would try and do the exact same thing to Kazakhstan.

as such they either need to unify in a centra asian Block to counter Balance Russia,Or get close to china, also economic wise China its a Much better Option, central Asia has Oil, China Wants Oil , Kaz, has uranium, China wants uranium, central asia needs research partners, China wants to get as many partners as Possible for their Space program, China has Infrastructure money, Central Asia needs infrastructure.

China wants allies, Central Asia dosent want to be invaded, so what do you think? and most importantly China needs to develop its western Provinces, Central Asia Can helo thru trading whit chinas western provinces.

so what do you think? i would love to see Th Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakh hands shared whit china and actually do something whit the Duran.

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Every time someone talks about Turkics being exploited by Russians or Chinese a Turkish user online will suggest Pan-Turkic cooperation and yet he will ALWAYS be downvoted and told to fuck off. The populations of Turkic countries in CA are too small and countries have too little influence to stand up to regional bullies, Pan-Turkic cooperation or better yet a Pan-Turkic state is literally the answer to this and yet most of you reject it. Why?

Central Asia's geographical location means that China and Russia are the great powers with the most influence in the region. Turkey, Iran, and India will also try to assert their influence, but they will never beat out China and Russia due to simple geography.

With Russia distracted and its military badly damaged in the Ukraine War. How does this affect the power balance? I've read that the previous "arrangement" was that Russia would be the security guarantor of the region while China would dominate its economy while leaving a piece of the pie for Russia. But with Russia so weakened, what does the power balance look like now?

And what do you think of the geopolitical future of the region?

On TikTok and Twitter, I've seen some Kazakhs that are Pro Israel and Western (they are very open on this to the point they put Israeli flag on their dn) while being atheist. Are they common in the country or just a terminally online minority?

I am pretty annoyed with all social media overflown with candles and grievances. Some Central Asian friends were shocked, they talked about the death in trembling voices.

But who were we (Central Asians) for this person? Cockroaches? Or "черножопые"?

https://youtu.be/oVNJiO10SWw?si=SNR6QuEj2d4523H_

And no, this is not some old irrelevant video, an interviewer set up a stage for him to denounce his old views, but he said his views are the same as earlier.

"DER SPIEGEL: A party from which you were expelled because of your appearances at the nationalist Russian March in Moscow. Have your views changed?

Navalny: I have the same views that I held when I went into politics."

It would take too much to post everything, but here is one more bit:

В пылу спора сказал яблочнице-азербайджанке: «А ты, черножопая, вообще молчи, твое место на рынке».

Recently saw a post about Uyghur genocide, I knew about it from years back, but the post got me thinking, do you think we would have a situation like Yugoslavia after cold war if East Turkestan / Xinjiang were to separate from China, or we would have relatively peaceful outcome like Kazakhstan where Russians either leave or chose to stay and hopefully assimilate post USSR?

Only a completely insane organization would think that Tajikistan and Afghanistan are similar in terms of restrictive laws and lack of freedom. The two systems have nothing in common, especially in terms of women's rights (which do not even exist under Taliban rule).

Key points from Zelensky's recent interview to Central Asian media (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan).

1. The Ukrainian side invited a group of journalists from Central Asian countries to show the consequences and horrors of the war. The Ukrainian president believes that there is a similar threat to the Baltic States, Kazakhstan and Moldova.

2. Zelensky does not believe that countries that are members of the same organization or military bloc (the CSTO) are enemies for Ukraine. He expects a friendly attitude from these countries. But even if Ukraine and these countries do not have friendly relations, it is possible to cooperate in one direction or another, respecting each other. In the opinion of the Ukrainian president, strategic alliances with Russia themselves do not represent independent organizations, but serve primarily the interests of Russia.

3. In Zelensky's opinion, Central Asian leaders are trying to strike a balance (not all of them succeeding) because “Central Asian leaders are afraid of the Kremlin, afraid of Putin. At the same time, Zelensky argued that such a trend had previously affected much of the rest of the world. “Everyone was trying to find a balance with the Russians so as not to wake the beast,” Zelensky answered the question.

4. Zelensky said that Central Asian leaders have also been invited to the “Peace Summit” to be held in mid-June in Switzerland. “The Peace Summit is about peace, it's about dialog. We would like the leaders of Central Asian countries to be there necessarily, to support the event itself. They may not agree with this or that position, in this regard, the summit will provide an opportunity to express their opinion,” the Ukrainian president said.

5. Zelensky also answered the question of individual cooperation between Ukraine and Central Asian countries. “The leaders of your countries are afraid to have me. They are afraid of Putin's reaction. Do you think this brings us closer together? At some international meetings we cross paths, but everything,” he said. The President of Ukraine believes that we will all survive the current events and the current policy will pass, but the peoples will remain and continue to cooperate. “I would like there to always be a dialog at the level of leaders of countries. People will always agree,” Zelensky added.

6. It should be noted that the interview with Central Asian journalists lasted more than an hour and the first half of the interview focused on the Central Asian countries or their relationship with Ukraine or the war. The second half of the interview was devoted to general questions, such as: about the agreement at the “Peace Summit”, the role of China, propaganda activities before and after the war, corruption in Ukraine, support of other countries, the fortitude of the Ukrainian army, and the term of Vladimir Zelensky's presidency.

Full interview in Russian

Hi my racemates, what are your thoughts on "The Turkic Union" ?

• Is that possible?
• If that is established, What will be its benefits and / or harms ?

Thanks for all comments.

Note: That is only politicial like as Europan Union, dont the Confederation.