WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week, meeting the leaders of these two countries and holding groups talks in Tashkent with the foreign ministers of all five Central Asian republics, Voice of America's Navbahor Imamova interviews Evan Feigenbaum, now Vice President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace but a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia. How do the drivers of American policy toward the region today differ from the past? What are Washington’s — and the Central Asian countries’ — challenges and opportunities? How “new” is Washington‘s new strategy? How should the U.S. deal with the leaderships in Central Asia now?
U.S.-Central Asia: Interview with Washington's former point man
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As the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, meeting leaders, and holding groups talks in Tashkent with the foreign ministers of Central Asia, VOA's Navbahor Imamova interviews Evan Feigenbaum, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the region.