The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors

The article deals with analysis of the factors affecting the growth of terrorist threat to Russia from Central Asian and Afghan direction. The author of the paper defines and analyzes the following key factors. 1. Threat of return of Central Asian terrorist fighters from the Middle East and other co...

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Main Author: A. A. Kazantsev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: MGIMO University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Международная аналитика
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Online Access:https://www.interanalytics.org/jour/article/view/34
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description The article deals with analysis of the factors affecting the growth of terrorist threat to Russia from Central Asian and Afghan direction. The author of the paper defines and analyzes the following key factors. 1. Threat of return of Central Asian terrorist fighters from the Middle East and other conflict zones of the world. 2. Serious growth of instability in Afghanistan that provokes the threat of incursions of terrorists into the countries of Central Asia. 3. Critical connection of some external and internal threats to Central Asian security, which includes: state fragility, drug transportation from Afghanistan to Russia through the Northern Route, high corruption, demodernization of socio-economic sphere, serious interstate conflicts between Central Asian states themselves as well as between the key world powers involved into Central Asian affairs. 4. Serious potential of development of religious extremism in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as in some regions of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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spelling doaj-art-d950e9b4ac8540f4b8ff97319d863bdd2025-08-20T03:19:49ZrusMGIMO University PressМеждународная аналитика2587-84762541-96332016-12-0104566510.46272/2587-8476-2016-0-4-56-6534The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key FactorsA. A. Kazantsev0Analytical Center of the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO UniversityThe article deals with analysis of the factors affecting the growth of terrorist threat to Russia from Central Asian and Afghan direction. The author of the paper defines and analyzes the following key factors. 1. Threat of return of Central Asian terrorist fighters from the Middle East and other conflict zones of the world. 2. Serious growth of instability in Afghanistan that provokes the threat of incursions of terrorists into the countries of Central Asia. 3. Critical connection of some external and internal threats to Central Asian security, which includes: state fragility, drug transportation from Afghanistan to Russia through the Northern Route, high corruption, demodernization of socio-economic sphere, serious interstate conflicts between Central Asian states themselves as well as between the key world powers involved into Central Asian affairs. 4. Serious potential of development of religious extremism in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as in some regions of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.https://www.interanalytics.org/jour/article/view/34central asiaafghanistandrug traffickinginternal and external threatsreligious extremism
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The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
Международная аналитика
central asia
afghanistan
drug trafficking
internal and external threats
religious extremism
title The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
title_full The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
title_fullStr The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
title_full_unstemmed The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
title_short The Threat of International Terrorism in the Central Asian and Afghan Direction: Key Factors
title_sort threat of international terrorism in the central asian and afghan direction key factors
topic central asia
afghanistan
drug trafficking
internal and external threats
religious extremism
url https://www.interanalytics.org/jour/article/view/34
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