Modern Foreign Policy Priorities of Tajikistan

Abstract

The article analyzes the priority areas of Tajikistan’s modern foreign policy in the context of the transformation of regional processes in Central Asia. The author describes and examines the factor of Afghanistan in the perception of Central Asia by the world and regional powers as well as its impact on the foreign policy of the countries of the region and Tajikistan in particular. The process of formation of Tajikistan’s foreign policy strategy and its structural characteristics are demonstrated. The author explains conditions of proclamation and implementation of the ‘open door policy’ and provides an overview of the modern Concept of Tajikistan’s Foreign Policy. In conclusion, general findings and outlook on political processes in Central Asia and Tajikistan are outlined.