RUSSIA'S CENTRAL ASIA POLICY UNDER BORIS YELTSIN

AbstractThis article seeks to analyze Russia's Central Asia policy under President Boris Yeltsin during the 1990s. It focuses on Russia's security and economic relations with Central Asian states. During the 1990s, along with various policies of the then ruling elite in Russia, Russia's security and economic relations with Central Asian states, therefore its influence on the region, deteriorated considerably in comparison with the Soviet times. Main factors behind this process were general characteristics of Russian foreign policy during the 1990s; namely, confusion, lack of coherence and ineffectiveness.Keywords: Russian Foreign Policy, Central Asia, Boris Yeltsin, security relations, economic relations. ÖzetBoris Yeltsin Döneminde Rusya'nın Orta Asya PolitikasıBu makale 1990'lı yıllarda, Başkan Boris Yeltsin dönemindeki Rusya'nın OrtaAsya politikasını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makale Rusya'nın Orta Asya Devletleriile olan güvenlik ve ekonomik ilişkilerine odaklanmaktadır. 1990'larda, o zamanınyönetici elitinin uyguladığı farklı politikalar eşliğinde, Rusya'nın Orta Asya Devletleriile olan güvenlik ve ekonomik ilişkileri, dolayısıyla Rusya'nın Orta Asya üzerindekietkisi, Sovyetler Birliği dönemine kıyasla önemli bir oranda gerilemiştir. 1990'lı yıllardaRus dış politikasının genel özellikleri olan akıl karışıklığı, tutarsızlık ve etkisizlik busürecin arkasındaki ana etkenler olmuştur.Anahtar Kelimeler: Rus Dış Politikası, Orta Asya, Boris Yeltsin, güvenlikilişkileri, ekonomik ilişkiler.

This article seeks to analyze Russia’s Central Asia policy under President Boris Yeltsin during the 1990s. It focuses on Russia’s security and economic relations with Central Asian states. During the 1990s, along with various policies of the then ruling elite in Russia, Russia’s security and economic relations with Central Asian states, therefore its influence on the region, deteriorated considerably in comparison with the Soviet times. Main factors behind this process were general characteristics of Russian foreign policy during the 1990s; namely, confusion, lack of coherence and ineffectiveness.

Keywords:

Russian Foreign Policy, Central Asia, Boris Yeltsin, security relations economic relations.,

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