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Accessing the Rising Wealth of Central Asia

Accessing the Rising Wealth of Central Asia
The Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a file photo. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Western access to the landlocked markets of Central Asia, and the Central Asian states’ access to world markets, may be a major key to the next economic boom and strategic transformation. But how does this happen, and how can the region create a real separation between Russia and the People’s Republic of China in the coming few years?

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
Author
Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”