A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Russia and China in Central Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
Russia and China in Central Asia
April 19, 2024 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Eurasia Program
About the Event
Russia and China in Central Asia: How do the two major powers define their interests in the region and deploy the instruments of power to their advantage?
The two countries that have the greatest influence in Central Asia are Russia and China. Moscow and Beijing have common interests in Central Asia, foremost are security interests connected to sharing long borders with a mainly Muslim region that itself borders Afghanistan. However, both these giant neighbors view Central Asia differently. Russia and China each have their own purposes in Central Asia, some of which do not affect the other, but some that at the least make the other country uncomfortable.
Since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine, these Sino-Russian rifts are becoming more pronounced.
Join FPRI for a discussion featuring FPRI Central Asia Fellow, Bruce Pannier, and FPRI head of Eurasia Research, Dr. Robert Hamilton.
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Speakers
Bruce Pannier - Bruce Pannier is a Central Asia Fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a longtime journalist and correspondent covering Central Asia. He currently writes Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s blog, Qishloq Ovozi, and appears regularly on the Majlis podcast for RFE/RL.
Robert E. Hamilton - Colonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, PhD, is a Former Senior Fellow and Head of Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program. ; Moderator
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