Foreign policy of the Russian Federation during the presidency of Vladimir Putin towards the countries of Central Asia in years 2000-2008

The undergraduate thesis "Foreign policy of the Russian Federation during the presidency President Vladimir Putin towards the countries of Central Asia in years 2000- 2008 " is concerned with Russian foreign policy towards former soviet republics of Central 4 Asia - or today's territories of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, respectively- and tries to capture the most significant political developments and practices in the strategy of the presidential administration implemented in this area during the two terms of President Vladimír Putin in office. The aim of this study is to identify developments, which the Russian foreign policy had passed through and the instruments that had been used to promote its strategic and geopolitical interests. The thesis is based on a comparison of baseline conditions of the foreign political relations, which President Putin inherited after taking office in 2000 following his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, and it also discusses the major changes in the course of the foreign policy led by President Vladimír Putin himself. The text deals especially with the factors with the foremost influence on the creation of the foreign policy agenda of the Russian Federation. Finally, the work also deals with the nature of the Russian regime, focusing in..