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The 1st issue for 2026 of the journal “Russia and the New States of Eurasia” has been published. The issue begins with an obituary of Academician of RAS G.I. Chufrin (1935–2026), who headed the Editorial Board of the journal “Russia and the New States of Eurasia” since 2008 and made a great contribution to the formation and development of the journal. The first article of the issue on the role of international non-Western associations (Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS) in ensuring Central Eurasia’s security is highly important and relevant. Traditionally, great attention is paid to the countries located in the European part of the post-Soviet space. The researchers examine structural changes in the commodity and sectoral composition of Ukraine’s exports over the period 2015–2024 and the measures to strengthen defense capability of Belarus. As before, the authors focus on Transcaucasia. First of all, the transformation of U.S. foreign policy towards Georgia in the post-Soviet period is analyzed.  A number of articles are devoted to inter-state and inter-ethnic conflicts in the South Caucasus and the problems of their settlement. The origins of the Karabakh and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts and the role of international organizations in the resolution of Karabakh conflict are examined. The researchers also analyze the role of the South Caucasus in building Asia’s new transport architecture and in this context consider the prospects of the “Trump Route”. Great attention is paid to the countries of Central Asia, primarily to Kyrgyzstan. The authors consider the main areas of Kyrgyzstan's ethnopolitics, the results of the 2025 parliamentary elections in this country, the educational potential of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University and its integrative role in the post-Soviet space. The cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan in the field of digital technologies also has become the subject of study. The problems of formation of post-Soviet countries’ nation-state identity has attracted the attention of the researchers as well. The issue includes the article on the role that the negative image of Russia (“negative identity” towards Russia) plays in the domestic and foreign policies of some post-Soviet states.