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Border issues, terrorism, radical Islamic movements and local involvement in global terrorist networks like Al Qaeda, Hizb-ut-Tahrir and IMU are just some of the subjects that were discussed in Ankara, 7-10 April 2011.
Academics, political elites, diplomats and military personnel gathered at a NATO-funded Science for Peace and Security workshop to create networks and allow Central Asian scholars and practitioners to have a clearer picture of western research and approaches to international security.
The security situation in Afghanistan has both a direct and indirect impact on the stability of Central Asia. Moreover, the weakness of the Central Asian states, along with unresolved border issues, links the instability in Afghanistan back to Central Asia. A good part of this instability stems from the permeable nature of Afghanistan’s borders, facilitating the various illegal trans-boundary movements such as terrorism and drug and weapon smuggling. Creating dialogue or networks between academics and think tanks from NATO and partner countries would help in coordinating studies and activities aimed at combating these threats to security.
Developing regional economies and greater international cooperation, especially with regard to NATO’s counter-terrorism efforts would contribute to security and stability in Central Asia, as would stronger relations between NATO and Central Asian academics, experts and practitioners. Key speakers at the event were from NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University (Kyrgyzstan), the National Defence University (USA), and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (UK).