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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Narcotics trade and regional security in Central Asia were the primary focus points of a researcher’s studies at the George C, Marshall European Center for Security Studies over the summer.
The researcher, Dr. Azizjon Rahmonov of the Tajik Russian Slavonic University in Dushanbe, presented the results of his work "Security Issues in Central Asia: Interests, Main Threats and Perspectives” following five weeks of work from July 7-Aug. 10.
The effort came as part of the annual Marshall Center Scholars Program. Rahmonov is also an alumnus of the Center’s Program on Applied Security Studies Capacity Building.
Rahmonov’s report focused in particularly on the narcotics problem in the Central Asia region and how they was being cultivated, distributed, the culture, and the wide demographic of addicted users, which included young children.
“Drug traffickers are getting more developed, organized, and influence over the region. This is one of the main reasons for corruption in the region,” Rahmonov said.
He addressed the types of Al-Qaeda networks in the region and how they’re structured. He focused on future security concerns for Central Asia following the withdrawal of most international forces from Afghanistan in 2014.
In his studies, Rahmonov said that solutions for a more stable future include improving the system of regional and international conferences on contemporary issues with the support of the Marshall Center. He also recommended developing “a new Marshall Plan” for Afghanistan and the Central Asian states, which would enable a sharp rise in the economic development of all countries of the region.
“It is important to identify the transformation of these threats on the modern stage,” Rahmonov said.
In closing, Rahmonov showcased Tajikistan's success at reconciliation following a bitter civil war with extremist elements in the 1990s.
Rahmonov's work was supervised closely by Marshall Center faculty mentor Dr. Gregory Gleason, in partnership with the Marshall Center Alumni Office.
| Date Taken: | 08.27.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2013 09:43 |
| Story ID: | 112662 |
| Location: | GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, BAYERN, DE |
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