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Foreign and security policy | 28.09.2023 The Central Asian states are stepping up their game Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan show new self-confidence in world politics — and attract the interest of other powers
Foreign and security policy | 22.08.2023 The race for the Global South Major powers can no longer enforce their national interests unilaterally or against the will of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America
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