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MAXIMILIAN OHLE, RICHARD J. COOK, ZHAOYING HAN & RYSBEK MAMAZHANOV A Collision Course or Overlap with Russia or China? Clearly, Bishkek’s strategy of hedging is seemingly paying dividends in both security and development capital. The hierarchical overlap, though understandably complex, allows Kyrgyzstan various avenues for diplomatic manoeuvres, so long as the Sino-Russo entente remains balanced. Kyrgyzstan’s security alignment with the Kremlin clearly orchestrates protective means against the “three evils” and other such issues, while Russia’s economic integration projects provide another layer, despite the Kremlin’s deficiency in comparison to Beijing, as seen in fig 1’s abstraction. Fig 1: The Dual Architecture of Eurasian Hierarchy: Security vs. Economics Chinese Political Order Russian Political Order Chinese Political Order Russian Political Order Se cur ity Le vel Ec on om ic Le ve l 61

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