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25 - Is the CSTO Facing Collapse?
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week we take a look at the row between Kazakhstan and Russia over Ukraine, a new report warning of water problems for the region, a significant shake-up in the Kyrgyz cabinet, a new border deal signed between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the cancelling of major Kyrgyz military exercises, a crackdown on contraceptive rights in Turkmenistan, and the Turkmen government ordering millions of dollars worth of cyber security equipment from the EU. We also take a look at the recent troubles within the CSTO, a Russian version of NATO. After refusing to come to the aid of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan cancelling operations, how healthy is the organisation? Joining us this week: - Richard Weitz (Hudson Institute) Follow the show on @SLofCentralAsia Follow Oxus on @OxusSociety Follow Michael on @MikeHilliardAus For more info please visit - www.oxusosciety.org
Released:
Oct 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (30)
Episode 1 - 30 Years of Turkmen Independence: Afghanistan, Rubezh, and the Uzbek Elections by Spotlight on Central Asia