Paper Topic:

National security affairs research of Tajikistan

INTRODUCTION

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia region is occupied mostly by the countries which split after the collapse of U .S .S .R . These counties include Uzbekistan Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan etc . These nation-states are located at the centre of interlocking regions : Russia , Eurasia , Middle East and south Asia . The region acts as a buffer zone and a transit area among these regions

Central Asia nation-states depend on the neighboring states in terms of external security , economic and political environment

TAJIKISTAN

Tajikistan got independence in September 9 , 1991 from the Soviet Union

br It covers an area of 143 ,100 square Km and had a population of 2 ,163 ,506 people . It consist ethnic group groups like Tajik , Uzbek , Russians and others . The country was one of the central Asia republics which were not prepared and inclined toward the independence when the Soviet Union broke it is locked between countries like Kyrgyzstan to the north Uzbekistan to the south , China to the east , and Afghanistan to the south

After independent the country fell into civil war which ranged from 1992 to 1997 between the loose coalition of nationalist , democratic parties and groups , democratic liberal reformist , and Islamists loosely organized in a United Tajik Opposition . By 1997 , the main Kulyabi-led Tajik government and the United Tajik opposition signed a power sharing peace accord and implementing it by 2000

Tajikistan is the only state in central Asia where Russia even now places its troops . It also take part actively in the Russian dominated CIS collective security treaty and integrated air defense system , it hosted the CIS southern shield 2000 exercise where other nation states like Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan participated

Such exercises could be used as an excuse for increased Russian armed intervention in the region

INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS

SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (MAJOR ADVERSARIES

Six countries China , Kyrgyzstan , Russia , Tajikistan Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan established the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in June 2001 to maintain regional stability and security , fight terrorism and extremist , prevent conflicts and enhance economic cooperation . This also helps to contain United State from influencing the central Asian countries . Countries like Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , and Kyrgyzstan have a wide different national interest

Tajikistan is the only country engulfed in civil and this situation characterize its association with SCO

SCO meets it requirements in Tajikistan by commissioning collective defense along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan b maintaining domestic stability . The country needs external and neutral forces to sustain the stability . Combating drugs and narcotic trafficking in the country remains a big issue but with the help of the SCO , the country can also benefit from economic development form other members

The chief problem for the SCO is coping with crises efficiently it happened when anti terrorism campaigners launched actions in Afghanistan , SCO did not reach to what happened thus , the organization is not in a position to deal the problem of insecurity and stability in central Asia

RUSSIA INTERESTS (MINOR ADVERSARY

Russia has a big influence on the central Asia regions and is given high priority in Russian diplomacy because of its influential...

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