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1. 1. "Bloody January" : A critical discourse study on RT’s role in the securitization of the Kazakhstani unrest in January 2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Nils Norström; [2022]
   Keywords : Kazakhstan; the Collective Security Treaty Organization; securitization theory; critical discourse analysis; Russia; RT; visual securitization;

   Abstract : Following a period of civil unrest that occurred in Kazakhstan in January 2022, the Collective Security Organization (CSTO) unprecedently activated its collective defense mechanism to intervene in Kazakhstan. This thesis examines the course of events that took place in Kazakhstan and critically poses questions related to the CSTO’s military intervention. READ MORE

3. 2. Responsibility to Protect, Eurasianism, or Russkiy Mir? : A study examining which of the conceptual framings ‘Responsibility to Protect’, ‘Eurasianism’, and ‘Russkiy Mir’ has been the most prominent in Russia’s legitimation of its intervention in Kazakhstan, January 2022

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Pauline Lövgren; [2022]
   Keywords : Russia; Kazakhstan; CSTO; R2P; Eurasianism; Russkiy Mir;

   Abstract : In January 2022, violent protests and clashes broke out in Kazakhstan and the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation decided to intervene. Although Russia tends to be a strong defender of Westphalian sovereignty and a frequent critic of interventions carried out by the West, this was not the first time Russia intervened in another country. READ MORE

4. 3. Meta-Geopolitics of Central Asia : A Comparative Study of the Regional Influence of the European Union and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Hossein Aghaie Joobani; [2013]
   Keywords : Central Asia; Meta-geopolitics; the European Union EU ; China; normative power; the Shanghai Co-operation Organization; Realism; Constructivism; geopolitics; The Great Game; energy security; socialization; Confucianism; balance of power; Eurasia; the Shanghai Spirit; legitimacy; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Iran; Silk Road; geopolitics; John J. Mearsheimer; security dilemma; Xinjiang province; Sunni Muslims; Afghanistan war; 9 11 attacks; Soviet Union; human rights; defensive realism; East Turkestan; The EU Strategy for a New Partnership; China; SCO; CSTO; NATO; CIS.;

   Abstract : Central Asia has been the focal point of intense geopolitical power struggle throughout history. At the dawn of the 21st century, Central Asia has undergone major changes as the European Union and the China-led Shanghai Co-operation Organization have emerged as two normative powers, both seeking to influence the patterns of security governance in the region. READ MORE