Regarding the question of Afghanistan, Russian-American relations have oscillated between collaboration and dissonance since 2001(1). Conflicting goals in economic and strategic ties with Central Asia continue to place Russia and the United States at key junctures as they compete with rapidly emerging economies for economic and strategic gains (2). This analysis will focus on US-Russian relations, particularly their policies regarding Central Asia. Both states compete for the acquisition of transportation and export of hydrocarbon resources and Caspian oil from the newly independent states of Eurasia. The presence of NATO in the region, supported by the United States, and the favoring of regime changes (color revolutions) in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Ukraine have soured the Kremlin's desire to deal with the West. Russia's long-standing relations with Iran, support for Islamic groups(3), and use of the CSTO and SCO continue to arouse U.S. distrust of political intentions from Moscow. Russia's core interests begin with its self-restoration as a respected player on a multipolar stage. platform. Second, Russia wants to revive the lavish relations of its young neighboring and CIS member states. Since the economic boom of 2001, Russia is once again able to integrate economic partnerships, thus unifying the economic space in Central Asia and wishes to expand its customs union. Finally, Russia views the presence of the United States and NATO in Central Asia as a threat to this means, preferring to eliminate American influence in the Central Asian region. Stabilizing fragile state systems is a priority for the United States, a consequence of the withdrawal from the war in Afghanistan. . Their goal is to establish a stable and prosperous sphere of political and economic influence in the region. Their economic development...... middle of paper .......), Andrew Kuchins, Thomas Gomart, 2008, United States-Russia Relations: Facing Reality Pragmatically, 2-14Anand Subhajit, 2009, Russia-US Rivalry in Central Asia: 1991-2005, Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies, Jawaharlal University, New Delhi, 171-174Jeffery Mankoff, CSIS, 2013, The United States and the Central Asia after 2014, 1Alexander Nikitin, 2007, Post-Soviet Military and Politics Integration: The Collective Security Treaty Organization and its Relations with the EU and NATO, China and Eurasia Quarterly Forum, volume 5 , n° 1 p. 35-44Markian Dobczansky, 2007, Why Russia and America Need Each Other, Kennan InstituteAndrew C. Kuchins, Thomas M. Sanderson, and David A. Gordon, The Northern Distribution Network and the Modern Silk Road : Planning Afghanistan's Future, Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2009, 21–29.