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C5+ Solution: Japan’s Minilateral Diplomacy and Central Asia’s Balancing Act

By Miras Zhiyenbayev on 6 March 2025

How Japan-originated C5+ format helps the least integrated region navigate global power rivalry Caught between the assertive interests of Russia and China, and the more distant but nonetheless present engagement of the European Union and the United States, the five Central Asian republics – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,...