Conflict prevention
Arbitrary borders, dating back to the Stalin era, have divided agricultural and other resources among the republics of Central Asia.
Ordinary life has been made difficult because of heavily mined borders and unnecessary bureaucracy.
A concentration of different ethinic groups in the Fergana Valley has fuelled tensions that have erupted into violence.
A newly discovered sense of national sovereignty has hindered efforts to find collective solutions facing Central Asia’s republics.
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