The West won’t fight for Central Asia, and neither should Russia As the military-political confrontation between Russia and the West enters a new phase, attention is gradually shifting south and south-east. Discussions about Moscow’s policy in the South Caucasus and Central Asia are becoming more frequent, even if a definitive resolution to current tensions remains distant. In this context, it is worth asking whether the so-called ‘Great Game’ could return to Eurasia in some form. Historically,