RUSSIA: Defence frailty constrains Central Asia policy

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  • Reasons to intervene
  • Reasons not to intervene
  • Lack of troops
  • No exit?
  • Unsustainable neutrality
  • International legitimacy
  • Unilateral vs CSTO deployments
  • No ethnic interests
  • Limited response
  • Consequences
  • Security vacuum?
  • Russian exodus
  • Escalation prospects

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