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- A COMPARISON OF WESTERN AND ASIAN MULTILATERALISM IN THEIR APPROACH TO CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CENTRAL ...
A COMPARISON OF WESTERN AND ASIAN MULTILATERALISM IN THEIR APPROACH TO CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CENTRAL ASIAN RESPONSE
Authors : Efe Ozkan
Pages : 34-67
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Publication Date : 2024-02-21
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Within the past 20 years, the international relations discourse that conceived Central Asia as a base of Russian influence is now being challenged. The European Union and China have stated their increased engagement in the region through the New Central Asia Strategy and Belt and Road Initiative respectively. Both plans include strengthening economic and political ties to the region, which could result in a shift of power. While the USA has withdrawn from Afghanistan and seemingly from the region since 2021, it has redrawn policy to be once again more involved within the region. The research will aim to deconstruct the approach of Western and Asian Multilateralism to Central Asia. As the approach of Western and Asian multilateralism develops over the long term, the battle for influence over Central Asia will become critical to the development of the region. With all of the world’s powers vying for domination, the reaction of the Central Asian states will play a critical role in the long term. Nevertheless, this paper argues that Western and Asian multilateralism in Central Asia exposes the pragmatic and complex mechanisms of multilateralism in the region due to its geopolitical position and multi-vector policy.Keywords : Çok Yönlü Diplomasi, Orta Asya, Avrasya, Türk Dünyası