No. 7 – February 2013
Author: Fabio Indeo
Language: English
Keywords:
Central Asia
Post-Soviet reintegration
Regional cooperation
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
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Abstract
Since 1991 post soviet Central Asia has been successfully engaged in a state building process and in the realization ex novo of national political institutions in order to affirm themselves as independent and sovereign states in the regional scenario. The potential implementation of supranational projects – such as the enlargement of the Custom Union and the other “Eurasian project” – appears aimed to overcome the national borders in order to develop a regional cooperation in different fields. The aim of this paper is to analyze the different approaches of Central Asian independent nations towards supranational projects and transnational challenges: it is interesting to observe that all projects and framework ofcooperation are proposed and achieved by external players while Central Asian states seem disinterested because they fear to lose national sovereignty or their involvement is focused on the achievement of national interests downplaying the effects of a fair regional cooperation and collaboration in political and economic fields.