Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Asia
Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Asia
Author(s): Arkadiusz Legieć
Subject(s): Politics, Regional Geography, International relations/trade, Welfare systems, Health and medicine and law, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: COVID-19; Central Asia; consequences; migrations;
Summary/Abstract: The economic crisis in Central Asia resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will degrade the security situation in the region. Among the consequences of the recession will be the intensification of anti-government protests and increased ethnic tensions, added migration pressure from the region and greater activity of terrorist organisations. By using Russia’s passivity towards the pandemic, China will seek to increase its influence in the sphere of security in Central Asia.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
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