{"id":18941,"date":"2025-12-22T03:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18941"},"modified":"2025-12-22T03:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:51:20","slug":"debate-on-japan-central-asia-relations-on-al-qahera-tv-professor-kazushi-yamamoto-and-dr-ahmad-shahidov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18941","title":{"rendered":"Debate on Japan\u2013Central Asia relations on Al Qahera TV \u2013 Professor Kazushi Yamamoto and Dr. Ahmad Shahidov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Debate on Japan\u2013Central Asia relations on Al Qahera TV \u2013 Dr. Kazushi Yamamoto and Dr. Ahmad Shahidov\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oY2PFUtHwRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A debate focusing on Japan\u2013Central Asia relations and the region\u2019s growing geopolitical significance was held on Egypt\u2019s prominent television channel, Al Qahera TV. The program discussed the rising international interest in Central Asia following the US\u2013Central Asia Summit, the competition among the West, China, and Russia for influence in the region, as well as Japan\u2019s strengthening strategic position within this evolving geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The debate featured Professor Kazushi Yamamoto of Tashkent University joining from Tokyo, and political analyst Dr. Ahmad Shahidov participating from Baku. The discussion highlighted Central Asia\u2019s emergence as a focal point of global power politics, the region\u2019s pursuit of multi-vector foreign policies, and the growing strategic importance of the Middle Corridor in Eurasian connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the program, Ahmad Shahidov emphasized that Central Asia has evolved from a purely regional space into a strategic arena shaping global power balances. He noted that following the US\u2013Central Asia Summit, Western engagement with the region has become more institutionalized, making the competition between China and the West increasingly visible.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov stressed that Japan\u2019s growing interest in Central Asia is a natural outcome of this new geopolitical reality, as Tokyo views the region as a reliable alternative partner in terms of energy security and Eurasian connectivity. He also underlined that Central Asian states are pursuing balanced and pragmatic foreign policies, that the Middle Corridor plays a key role in this strategy, and that Turkey\u2019s cultural and political closeness to Turkic and Muslim countries has emerged as a distinct factor of influence in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18942\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18943\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025a.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18944\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025b.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18945\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alqaheratv_22.12.2025c.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A debate focusing on Japan\u2013Central Asia relations and the region\u2019s growing geopolitical significance was held on Egypt\u2019s prominent television channel, Al Qahera TV. 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