Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan: Domestic Pressures on U.S.-China Relations
...The United Sates Department of Defense announced on January 6 the approval for a new agreement to sell arms to Taiwan including missiles and submarines. In response, on January...
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Kazakhstan’s Role in International Mediation under First President Nursultan Nazarbayev
...Executive Summary In the past decade, Kazakhstan has emerged as an important player in the world of mediation of international disputes. Its role in convening the Astana talks on...
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Uzbekistan’s New Face
...Uzbekistan, long considered the center of Central Asia, has the region’s largest population and borders every other regional state including Afghanistan. For the first 25 years of its independence,...
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The Long Game on the Silk Road: U.S. and EU Strategy for Central Asia and the Caucasus
...This book argues that American and European policies toward Central Asia and the Caucasus suffer from both conceptual and structural impediments. It traces the framework of Western policies to...
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How the U.S. Promotes Extremism in the Name of Religious Freedom
...On July 26, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback as U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom. The position was created by...
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Putin’s Grand Strategy: The Eurasian Union and Its Discontents
...Bringing together a group of leading American and European experts, this is the first book-length study of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s effort to create a Eurasian Union. The book...
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The Dawn of the Digital Yuan: China’s Central Bank Digital Currency and Its Implications
...Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has driven digital innovation and proved to be an enabling episode for the technology industry; the growing focus on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) comes...