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The region of Central Asia, consisting in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, is a geo-strategic area quite interesting to the great powers. Russia provides them security cooperation in the intent to ensure regional stability. On the other hand, China promotes relations with them based on investment and trade. Under the neorealist paradigm, this article identifies the application of Nye’s (2009) smart power strategies by China and Russia in Central Asia. In this context, this document provides a comparative analysis of the power strategies to finally conclude that despite Russia has been shown historically as the dominant power in the region, that directs the political and military cooperation, China could be seen as the creator of an effective smart power strategy based on the commercial cooperation.
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