The three-way competition for Central Asia is heating up, with the United States scheduling a presidential summit with the region’s five leaders for November 6.
This move by President Donald Trump, confirmed by the Kazakh and Kyrgyz leaders, is a direct response to similar summits held by China in June and Russia earlier this month.
The region has become a key arena for this new “Great Game.” Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a power vacuum, and its rivals are eager to fill it.
The five nations, which possess vast natural resources, are also being courted by the EU, which held its own C5 meeting in April.
For the Central Asian states, this competition is an opportunity to attract investment and assert their independence, all while balancing the interests of their powerful neighbors.
