Central Asian Narcoterrorism, Pioneering Threats, and Russia's Actions to Counter it

salehian, tajaldin; padervand, mehdi

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Central Asian Narcoterrorism, Pioneering Threats, and Russia's Actions to Counter it

Tajaldin Salehian ^*

¹, Mehdi Padervand²

1- PhD in International Relations, University of Gilan, Iran. , t.salehiyan@gmail.com
2- Master of International Relations, University of Gilan, Iran.

Abstract: (1054 Views)

Drug traffickers have created numerous problems (narcoterrorism) for the newly independent republics in order to reap the benefits of the transit of these goods into Central Asia. Because most of the terrorist forces in Central Asia, including the Taliban, have strengthened themselves through the establishment of a drug transit network, and through this, while attracting the desired forces, they have gained access to significant financial and even information resources and caused many problems in this region. می¬شوند. In this article, while examining the problems and difficulties created by drug traffickers in Central Asian countries, the necessary information has been collected through books, articles and online resources in a descriptive-analytical manner. The main question is how drug traffickers have seriously endangered the security of Central Asian countries and, consequently, Russia, and what strategy Russia's strategy for managing the crisis during Putin's presidency. Has it adopted a foreign policy? The hypothesis, based on the theory of defensive realism and based on the Russian national security document under Putin, states that drug traffickers solve economic, political and security problems through terrorist operations in the region. Have created. Therefore, in the Putin era, in order to control this problem by strengthening the common borders with Central Asian countries and cooperation in bilateral and multilateral dimensions, as well as regional cooperation through established institutions and organizations, seeks to reduce the problems created by narcoterrorism in Is Central Asia.

Keywords: Defensive Realism, Drug Traffickers, Narcoterrorism, Russia, Central Asia

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/12/3 | Accepted: 2021/02/27 | Published: 2021/06/22