Trump 2.0 and Central Asia: Optimism After Rubio’s Comments

During his nomination hearing to become the next U.S. secretary of state, then-Senator Marco Rubio noted that the U.S. government should engage Central Asia and called for the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to be annulled. These statements caused optimism in Central Asia, particularly by the Kazakhstani and Uzbekistani media, that the regionContinue Reading