RUSSIA’S POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA DURING THE PUTIN ERA
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2019

The period immediately after the end of the Cold War (1991–1999) is&amp;amp;nbsp;often viewed as post-imperial and marked by Russia’s loss of the areas&amp;amp;nbsp;it once dominated. During Boris Yeltsin’s presidency, Moscow’s foreign&amp;amp;nbsp;policy was largely driven by a Euro-Atlanticist concept that put the&amp;amp;nbsp;post-Soviet countries, including those in Central Asia, on the periphery&amp;amp;nbsp;of its interests. In contrast, Vladimir Putin after his accession to power&amp;amp;