International Conference on Eurasian Economies
17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 682
Status : Paper published
Language : Russian
Topic : Natural Resources and Environment
Presenter: Ph.D. candidate Dina Kurkova
Session : 7D Международная торговля
Water Cooperation in Central Asia and Competition for Regional Dominance
Водный вопрос Центральной Азии и борьба за региональное лидерство
- Ph.D. candidate Dina Kurkova (National Research University, HSE, Russia)
Abstract
This article examines the water related problem in the context of contemporary security relation in Central Asia. The competition for regional dominance has developed in Central Asia for the last decade. The water-related problems are likely to increase tensions in the region, even to begin the wars over water. In this article the author explains why water-related problems in Central Asia can’t be solved in medium-term perspective. Global hegemon, the USA, regional hegemons, Russia and China, and regional hegemon challengers, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, use fresh water as a weapon to pressure each other. Given the fact that the interaction between these states concerns question not just of water cooperation but also of balance of political, military and economic dominance, the author assumes that the water-related problem in Central Asia can be understood as one tool in hegemonic completion.
JEL codes: F52, Q34
Kurkova, Dina (2013). "Water Cooperation in Central Asia and Competition for Regional Dominance" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.1079-1085, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00682
Session 7D: Международная торговля
