Eurasiatica Quaderni di studi su Balcani, Anatolia, Iran, Caucaso e Asia Centrale

Collana | Eurasiatica
Miscellanea | Monitoring Central Asia and the Caspian Area
Capitolo | New Trends in Central Asian Connectivity

New Trends in Central Asian Connectivity

Abstract

The main aim of this article is to evaluate the impact of the China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and of Uzbekistan's proactive regional policy to promote regional interconnectivity and to develop an “endogenous” cooperation mainly focused on the strategic interests of Central Asian countries. Within the BRI, Central Asia holds a strategic relevance, because this region is crossed by two of the six main BRI corridor projects – the China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor and the Eurasian land bridge – which will contribute to improve regional cooperation and connections among these countries. For Central Asian republics, BRI represents an attractive project benefiting of Chinese huge investments aimed to boost infrastructures and to develop national economies. Under Mirziyoyev's leadership, Uzbekistan has undertaken a proactive and constructive regional diplomacy in Central Asia, based on the improvement of relations and cooperation with other Central Asian republics, which has become a key priority of Tashkent's foreign policy.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 08 Agosto 2019 | Accettato: 09 Ottobre 2019 | Pubblicato 16 Dicembre 2019 | Lingua: en

Keywords Regional cooperationCentral AsiaBelt and Road InitiativeInterconnectivityUzbekistan


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