Asian Fault Lines Emerge Over Great War Conflict
The fact remains that the conflict in Ukraine is bound to impact the ‘Asian Century’ very significantly.
The fact remains that the conflict in Ukraine is bound to impact the ‘Asian Century’ very significantly.
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.
Rising food prices and financial turbulence have set the alarm bells ringing across the region.
While Russia’s original and shifting objectives in Ukraine remain unclear, the Kremlin is increasingly wary of a publicized, drawn-out conflict. A potential intervention by its military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), could give Russia a diplomatic victory and an acceptable path to de-escalating its campaign if it can leverage its influence over member states effectively.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already begun to have a negative economic impact on the five Central Asian republics.
Russia’s ongoing offensive in Ukraine reveals the Kremlin’s increasing willingness to use military force to manipulate conflicts and destabilize Europe’s security order. The lingering presence of the Russian military across the former states of the Soviet Union will only entice the Kremlin further.