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Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States
From a Thesis to Complete a Master of Liberal Arts Degree
in the Field of International Relations at Harvard University


Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, growing cohesion among the Turkic and Tajik states is notable as international and regional power alignments shift. Western countries have coalesced to defend against Russia and develop alternatives to their dependencies on Russia. Seven Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye--are recognized as top candidates for expanded roles in energy supply and product transport. Concurrently, the six former Soviet republics are testing the fraught potential for generational transformation toward operative independence from Russia and more reliable relationships with the West.


The research question is: To what extent has the Russia-Ukraine war led Western countries to find common ground with Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor? Within theoretical frameworks of linkage and leverage, agency, modernization, and structure, the project conducts empirical data collection, quantitative and qualitative content analysis, hypothesis and proposition evaluation, and policy discussion. The study covers thousands of public records gleaned from official websites of Western states and entities, and Turkic and Tajik states and entities. Background conversations and media sources help to validate or clarify official records. This thesis finds burgeoning realignments, with greater common ground among Western, Turkic, and Tajik states.


The cover image is from a recolored photograph taken by Leslie Ann McMillan, showing design elements of a traditional Kyrgyz tapestry in a three-story yurt located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

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Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States
From a Thesis to Complete a Master of Liberal Arts Degree
in the Field of International Relations at Harvard University


Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, growing cohesion among the Turkic and Tajik states is notable as international and regional power alignments shift. Western countries have coalesced to defend against Russia and develop alternatives to their dependencies on Russia. Seven Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye--are recognized as top candidates for expanded roles in energy supply and product transport. Concurrently, the six former Soviet republics are testing the fraught potential for generational transformation toward operative independence from Russia and more reliable relationships with the West.


The research question is: To what extent has the Russia-Ukraine war led Western countries to find common ground with Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor? Within theoretical frameworks of linkage and leverage, agency, modernization, and structure, the project conducts empirical data collection, quantitative and qualitative content analysis, hypothesis and proposition evaluation, and policy discussion. The study covers thousands of public records gleaned from official websites of Western states and entities, and Turkic and Tajik states and entities. Background conversations and media sources help to validate or clarify official records. This thesis finds burgeoning realignments, with greater common ground among Western, Turkic, and Tajik states.


The cover image is from a recolored photograph taken by Leslie Ann McMillan, showing design elements of a traditional Kyrgyz tapestry in a three-story yurt located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

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Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States

Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States

by Leslie Ann McMillan
Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States

Exploring Greater Common Ground: Western Countries and the Turkic and Tajik States

by Leslie Ann McMillan

Overview

From a Thesis to Complete a Master of Liberal Arts Degree
in the Field of International Relations at Harvard University


Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, growing cohesion among the Turkic and Tajik states is notable as international and regional power alignments shift. Western countries have coalesced to defend against Russia and develop alternatives to their dependencies on Russia. Seven Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye--are recognized as top candidates for expanded roles in energy supply and product transport. Concurrently, the six former Soviet republics are testing the fraught potential for generational transformation toward operative independence from Russia and more reliable relationships with the West.


The research question is: To what extent has the Russia-Ukraine war led Western countries to find common ground with Turkic and Tajik states along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor? Within theoretical frameworks of linkage and leverage, agency, modernization, and structure, the project conducts empirical data collection, quantitative and qualitative content analysis, hypothesis and proposition evaluation, and policy discussion. The study covers thousands of public records gleaned from official websites of Western states and entities, and Turkic and Tajik states and entities. Background conversations and media sources help to validate or clarify official records. This thesis finds burgeoning realignments, with greater common ground among Western, Turkic, and Tajik states.


The cover image is from a recolored photograph taken by Leslie Ann McMillan, showing design elements of a traditional Kyrgyz tapestry in a three-story yurt located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781941445105
Publisher: Sovereign Publishing, Inc.
Publication date: 05/01/2025
Pages: 124
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Leslie Ann McMillan has a background in government, publishing, and nonprofit leadership. With a Harvard University master’s degree in the field of international relations, her research interests extend along the Central Asian to Trans-Caspian corridor, to include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye. Also contributing to her project are Timothy Colton, thesis director, and Doug Bond, research advisor. She is an enrolled Chinook Indian Nation member and grant liaison, and has served as a research assistant for Daniel Carpenter, chair of the Harvard University Department of Government. Her research supports Professor Carpenter’s scholarship on citizen petitions in American history, with a focus on Native American and slavery issues.
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