Central Asia’s Foreign Relations:A Comparison Between the Soviet and Post-Soviet Era  

作　　者：Enayatollah Yazdani 

机构地区：[1]School of International Studies,Sun Yat-sen University,Zhuhai,China

出　　处：《International Relations and Diplomacy》2021年第6期211-224,共14页国际关系与外交（英文版）

摘　　要：Central Asia’s pivotal geographical position allowed it to play an essential role in relations among nations of Eurasia in the Middle Ages,as the bridge between China and Europe.Yet,during the Russian and then the Soviet rule on Central Asia,the region’s republics had no independent position in international community as foreign relations were formed and managed by central government in Moscow.The collapse of the Union of Soviet in 1991 made salient the geopolitical,economic,and cultural importance of the five former Soviet Central Asian republics.Accordingly,the republics reemerged as independent actors in the global interstate system and could play a role in international affairs during the last three decades.This paper aims to compare Central Asia’s foreign relations in the Soviet and Post-Soviet era.

关 键 词：Central Asia RUSSIA The Soviet Union Foreign Relations and Eurasia 

分 类 号：D85[政治法律—政治学]