While Russia and China remain the region's dominant powers, the Central Asian will remain a US/EU target for threats, bribes, and color revolutions

⚡ ⚡ All major powers are at work in the Central Eurasia: China, Russia, US, EU, India, Iran, Turkiye, and to a lesser extent, Japan. Four out of five are full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. And some, like Kazakhstan, may soon become members of BRICS+.

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