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During the period of existence of the present Central Asian republics within the unified socialist state, the distribution of electric power was solved, taking into account the needs of all republics and total economic efficiency. At that time, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic’s sole headquarters oversaw the Central Asian energy system, which functioned outside from the USSR energy system. Because the Republican and economic district lines did not quite align, few people were able to “pull the blanket on themselves.” However, everyone was given what they needed, neither more nor less…

On 3 November 2023, the 10^th anniversary summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) began in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Following its results, a number of documents were signed – such as the “Astana Act”, “Declaration of the 10th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States”, “Decision of the Heads of State on awarding the status of Financial Centres of the Turkic World”, “Decision on granting observer status to the Economic Cooperation Organization in the Organization of Turkic States”, as well as “Joint Action Plan (road map) of the Organization of Turkic…

The ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (and NATO) has brought many changes to the global political order, with many states shifting their alliances in favor of new ones. More recently, the West, i.e., the US and the EU, have begun to renew their engagement with countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The belief that because Russia is busy in Ukraine and there is a vacuum in the region, the ongoing regional and global scenario presents an optimal situation for them to exploit. A recent report in the US-government run United States Institute of Peace said that “Central Asian…