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, Kyrgyz...