They are inward looking and not eager to be involved in regional organizations or cooperative programs. Central Asia is not in the backyard of any regional power. The West is not interested in Central Asia and is back-stepping. Russia does not have the will to deal with Central Asia. The region is characterized by ethnic nationalism with the main ethic groups expressing themselves in linguistic terms rather than racial ones.
Language is the basis of the country.
The countries are becoming more and more authoritarian. In fact, they all are authoritarian with Turkmenistan at one pole and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan at the other pole. Islam is new to the region and is opposed to the governments in power. The anarchy that exists among various Islamic movements is based on their fragmentation. It is the West's priority to fight against anarchy and to support democratization in the region.