Valdai Club

Akbarsho Iskandarov

Leonid Isaev

Yaqub Ibrahimi

Gleb Ivashentsov

Rostislav Ishchenko

Xenia Ibragimova

Wolfgang Ischinger

Kristina Ivanova

Kosimsho Iskandarov

Muratbek Imanaliev

Kyrgyzstan

Professor of Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan (1991–1992; 1997–2002); Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2010–2012)

He started his diplomatic career in 1982, serving in a number of positions before being named Minister of Foreign Affairs of the fledgling Kyrgyzstan (1991).

He was counselor at the Russian Embassy to China (1992–1993), before serving as the Kyrgyz Ambassador to China (1993–1996).

Muratbek Imanaliev headed the International Department of the Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan from (1996–1997). He worked at the American University of Central Asia in the mid 2000s. Co-founder of the “Zhany bagyt” (New Course) Movement (2004). President of the Institute of Public Policy (2005–2009).

He rejoined the government of Kyrgyzstan as a presidential adviser (2009).

Author of more than 100 publications in Russia, China, Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.

Materials

SCO and CICA on the Way to a New World Order

Attempting to design the CICA as a platform like the OSCE for Asia is a great idea, but almost impossible to implement. One of the peculiarities of the situation in Asia is that for this part of the world, there is no single common denominator.

Putin in Kyrgyzstan: Strengthening the Alliance

The strategy is formed by the intensification of a comprehensive Russia-Kyrgyzstan alliance over the whole range of relationships. As President Jeenbekov said, Russia and Kyrgyzstan have reached a new qualitative level of strategic cooperation.

Principles and Rules of Water Relations in Central Asia

Today, it is fashionable to talk about water and its role in the destiny of the human race in the future. “Water will cost more than oil” is a common theme put forth by experts and scientists at global and regional forums and symposiums, and continuously expressed in their publications and speeches over at least the past 30 years.

Secularism and Religion: Where Is the Borderline?

Christian countries, however, recognize that a secular person can be religious. Islam took a different road in its development, which is evidenced by non-recognition by Muslims of an alternative, or secular, identification model of the political, economic and social life of the people, not to mention everyday activities, marriage, children rearing, etc.

The SCO and Cooperation Between Civilizations

The post-communist state of the SCO members as a space of certain mixed values supported by traditional guidelines prevents them from being automatically integrated into the Western value space. Is it possible to talk about some common values, as well as political and other guidelines for post-communist states? In general, the answer is positive, although many of the parameters of post-communist existence described below are also inherent in other communities.

The Interests of Small States in Building Greater Eurasia

For 20 years now, or even longer, many countries and international organizations have been toying with the Eurasian theme. There can be no doubt that the idea for a Greater Eurasia put forward by President of Russia Vladimir Putin is quite convincing and promising, substantive and in-tune with the times, both in name and substance.

The New Normal with Chinese Characteristics

The 19th congress of the Communist Party of China has once again vividly demonstrated the unhurried, but permanent development of the country with the use of cautious empirical designs in all spheres of life, without ideological drama about building communism, and without frenzied criticism.

China and Central Asia: Post-Soviet Developments

Central Asian attitudes to China are vastly different from how China is perceived in Europe, the rest of Asia and other parts of the world. Politicians, businessmen and ordinary people in Central Asia are either baffled or inspired by the geographical proximity of their huge neighbor.

What Is the Future of the SCO?

The SCO is at a crossroads. With the Eurasian project on the move, with new members and others on the way, and faced with new and not always positive circumstances, factors and conditions in its member states, the SCO needs a thorough conceptual and organizational overhaul.

America and Kyrgyzstan: An Equation with Many Unknowns

Kyrgyzstan and the United States have never been linked by shared values, if only because Kyrgyzstan has yet to develop a national system of values. Other objective and subjective reasons exist, too. The growing influence of anti-American information waves from the Middle East, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries on public opinion in Kyrgyzstan must also be taken into account.

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Muratbek Imanaliev: New Identities in Central Asia

07.11.2016