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Read the following passage and answer the following questions- The Central Asian countries wanted to take advantage of their geographical location and continue their close ties with Russia and also to establish ties with the West, the US, China and others. Thus, the international system saw many new players emerge, each with its own identity, interests, and economic and political difficulties. It is to these issues that we now turn. (a) Why did the Central Asian countries want to maintain ties with both Russia and the West?(b) Name the new players that emerged in the international system after the disintegration of USSR(c) Mention any two profound consequences of it on the world politics. |
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Answer» Passage question (a) the Central Asian countries want to maintain ties with both Russia and the West because they wanted to gain economic benefits from the both and for maintaining sovereignty. (b) the new players that emerged in the international system after the disintegration of USSR -Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan , Georgia and Uzbekistan. (c) profound consequences of it on the world politics - the end of Cold War confrontations power relations in world politics changed and, the relative influence of ideas and institutions also. the US became the sole super power. the end of the Soviet bloc meant the emergence of many new countries. |
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