L’U.N. It is an organism that is increasingly criticized for its properties poor sharpness, bad gatherings generally They are often an opportunity for meetings of particular importance. The 78th plenary session was no exception. In fact, on the sidelines of the proceedings on September 19th, the President Use Joe Biden took part in a summit with all five leaders of the republicsCentral Asia – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan – first White House tenant in history to attend a meeting of this kind. If we then consider that no American leader has ever visited the region while in office, the relevance of the decision becomes even clearer.
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The same Biden He did not spare his tone and declared that the meeting was “a historic moment” and that he United States I would like to establish a collaboration with you Central Asia “Based on our shared commitment to sovereignty, Independence and Territorial Integrity”. These last points are now a recurring mantra when leaders of a certain importance meet with regional governments – the same thing Xi Jinping repeats these concepts frequently – and they represent a clear warning against this Russia (which was not mentioned during the meeting on September 19th) with it Do not expand your territorial goals also in the Central Asian region. At the moment since then Fly No comments have been received move Americanbut it is clear that since then Kremlin He viewed the event with a certain annoyance new York.
The decision of Biden Meeting your Central Asian counterparts is part of a trend that can be observed USA Try to play a role again Central Asiaalso and especially in view of the growing frustration of state law firms about international moves Fly, their historic iron ally. In March, the US Secretary of State said Antony Blinkenstopped Uzbekistan And Kazakhstan – the two most important countries in the region from an economic and demographic point of view – visit that followed that of his assistant for the region, Donald Lucompleted in November 2022.
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Let’s get to what’s on the edgeUnited Nations AssemblyVery far-reaching topics were brought to the table, such as regional security (Central Asian borders). Afghanistan), connectivity and the fight against climate change. Most suggestion significant this was the founding of a stable dialogue table on the mining fronta sector that is very important to people United States particularly with regard to rare earths and all minerals necessary for the advancement of technological developments also linked to the production of sustainable energy. According to data published in 2022US Geological SurveyThe USA Rely on it 100% Imports for twelve minerals and over 50% for another thirty-one of these elements. This applies to 26 of the 50 minerals classified as “critical” by the American government China It is the main source of imports, making the problem a real national security concern.
Here, therefore, the decision to address this very strategic issue, which faces, among others, the heads of state and government of, is explained in numbers and specific weight Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, countries that in turn have large quantities of rare earths such as copper, lithium and chromium. Precisely because of the subtlety of this dimension, Biden He was very cautious and stressed that this is still the phase in which increased cooperation in this area is proposed. Administration USA he is actually aware of it balancing game who they have to borrow from Stationery Central Asians, torn between the desire to expand their own country international weight and expand the audience of its partners and the need to avoid a clean break with that at all costs Russia – Holder of numerous levers, especially military and political, in the region – or with China – the in Central Asia has invested tens of billions of dollars and is increasingly establishing itself as a political model of authoritarianism and economic vigor.
There White House seems to have understood that a Approach pragmatic At the Central Asian region may pay more than the human rights-based one carried out in the post-independence period of the -stan from the Soviet Union, which has caused more than one tension in the past. Of course, as also highlighted by Human Rights Watch before the meeting of Bidenthe regimes ofCentral Asia (at least some of them) are among most repressive on a global level, and if certain issues remain completely in the shadows, there is a risk that they will appear as an overly cynical adherence to the principle of realpolitik. On the other hand, an approximation could help limit the role of Russia and from China in the area. In other words, the conditions United and the other Western democracies – of which Italy is at the forefront – are interestedCentral Asia They must run on the same thin thread as the Regional law firms crushed between them Fly And Beijing.