http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-I).03
10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-I).03
Published : Mar 2023
Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace
The undefined frontiers in Central Asia have long been a source of conflict. There is a lengthy and complicated history of the Tajik-Kyrgyz war. Despite being about 1000 km long, only about half of the border between the two states has been marked since 1991. This article explains the reasons for the war between two former Soviet Socialist States. And the role of Russia in this scenario. Also, this research will come up with some policy suggestions to resolve this border dispute between two neighboring states. The long-standing disagreement over the boundaries became a major reason for the war. Due to the violent situation of both states, many clashes erupted in the region which became a reason for the loss of a huge number of people.
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Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Central Asia, Border Conflict.
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(1) Muneeba Shahid
Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
(2) Kashif Ashfaq
Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan
(3) Uroosa Ishfaq
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : Shahid, M., Ashfaq, K., & Ishfaq, U. (2023). Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace. Global Political Review, VIII(I), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-I).03
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CHICAGO : Shahid, Muneeba, Kashif Ashfaq, and Uroosa Ishfaq. 2023. "Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace." Global Political Review, VIII (I): 19-28 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-I).03
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HARVARD : SHAHID, M., ASHFAQ, K. & ISHFAQ, U. 2023. Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace. Global Political Review, VIII, 19-28.
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MHRA : Shahid, Muneeba, Kashif Ashfaq, and Uroosa Ishfaq. 2023. "Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace." Global Political Review, VIII: 19-28
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MLA : Shahid, Muneeba, Kashif Ashfaq, and Uroosa Ishfaq. "Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace." Global Political Review, VIII.I (2023): 19-28 Print.
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OXFORD : Shahid, Muneeba, Ashfaq, Kashif, and Ishfaq, Uroosa (2023), "Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace", Global Political Review, VIII (I), 19-28
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TURABIAN : Shahid, Muneeba, Kashif Ashfaq, and Uroosa Ishfaq. "Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Conflict: Causes and Pathways to Peace." Global Political Review VIII, no. I (2023): 19-28. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-I).03