2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2009.07.006
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Uzbekistan among the great powers

Abstract: Under the authoritarian regime of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan has achieved independence and stability by exploiting its natural resources through a strategy of “staple globalism” and by balancing the great powers against each other. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the new regime first distanced itself from Russia and tried regional alliances, then accepted help from NATO, and most recently turned cautiously to Russia (and China). Throughout, Uzbekistan has managed to receive considerable assistanc… Show more

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“…'Strengthening national independence' has been recognized as their priority since an early survey of Uzbekistan's foreign policy (Bohr 1998). For a more recent and comprehensive discussion of how this has been achieved see Spechler and Spechler (2009). 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…'Strengthening national independence' has been recognized as their priority since an early survey of Uzbekistan's foreign policy (Bohr 1998). For a more recent and comprehensive discussion of how this has been achieved see Spechler and Spechler (2009). 2.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…He did so partly to dismiss the opposition, particularly members of the Erk and Birlik parties, many of whom were keen on reviving Uzbek cultural authenticity (Markowitz 2009). 3 To that effect, technocratic management was the actual cornerstone of Karimov's political argumentation throughout most of the 1990s (March 2003;Spechler 2008;Spechler and Spechler 2009). It justified why Uzbekistan was delaying rapid reform, unlike the other former Soviet republics.…”
Section: Sm In View Of Karimov's Broader Discoursementioning
confidence: 99%
“…6 Were that not enough, Soviet officials recognized the republic's capacity for regional hegemony (Carlisle 1995), and Moscow continued to do so after the collapse of the USSR, insofar as it balanced against Uzbekistani influence in Central Asia (Allison 2004). Outside the former Soviet space, however, analysts have also alluded to Uzbekistan's potential hegemonic status within Central Asia (Critchlow 1990(Critchlow , 1991Hyman 1993;Cornell 2000;Deyermond 2009;Spechler and Spechler 2009;Megoran 2017).…”
Section: The Status Of Uzbekistanmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Bohr (2004) insisted that after independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has consolidated its position as the regional hegemon, steadily replacing Moscow as the dominant power in Central Asia. Spechler and Spechler (2009) also recognize Uzbekistan as the most powerful state in Central Asia. The only one that borders all others, Uzbekistan considers itself the natural leader of the five post-Communist states.…”
Section: Uzbekistan As a Powerful Statementioning
confidence: 99%