Trends in Central Asian politics in 2025 - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

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For the first time since the Soviet collapse, Central Asia’s five states have no active border disputes or political grievances against one another. This episode examines how decades of violence in the Ferghana Valley gave way to an unprecedented moment of cooperation. We look at the regional dynamics that pushed Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan toward compromise, and how Russia’s declining influence accelerated that shift. We also explore the political timelines, economic pressures, and diplomatic calculations shaping today’s fragile equilibrium. Can this new stability last, or is it only a temporary pause in a long history of rivalry?