Central Asia in an American sphere of influence

Could Central Asia come into a American sphere of influence post cold war with a somewhat stable pro-american Afghanistan and a stronger Pakistan-American relationship along with infrastructure projects to reduce dependence on Russia.
 
That;s gonna be tough given the proximity of Russia though I figure it could be possible through proxies. If the US stood their ground and refused to help the UK with the Iranian coup, the UK probably would not have gone with it or tried something else and eventually, the US would have to step in. An Iran friendly with the USA and as a stable democracy would be a great help in Central Asia. I dont have much clue in Afghanistan though I'm wondering if they'd be better off as part of Iran.

As for Pakistan, really not sure given the political quagmire on splitting them up from India (probably wasn't a good idea.) If the Indian subcontinent remained whole though, then with this bigger Iran, the US had someone that could help influence Central Asia though it would look like or such is difficult to tell.
 
Where does China stand vis-a-vis the United States. If "central asia" includes an independent Tibet and Xinjiang as well as a pro-American China, then that changes the game significantly from the current OTL borders and an anti-American China.
 
Right now Central Asia is a major area of geopolitical contention between the United States, Russia, and China. And while US power is on the decline there (they closed their last Central Asian military base in 2014) it is still a big factor. American influence in Central Asia was at its peak around 2000 when Russia was at its weakest. So the answer is quite simple --- a weak Russia and China means an American Central Asia.
 
Could Central Asia come into a American sphere of influence post cold war with a somewhat stable pro-american Afghanistan and a stronger Pakistan-American relationship along with infrastructure projects to reduce dependence on Russia.

Why bother? These areas are mainly Turkic and Persian in their culture. They ended up under Russian rule in the period from the late 18th century onwards because the non-western powers fell behind technologically during the Great Divergence. Russia, with its court at Saint Petersberg on the Baltic, was sufficiently connected to western Europe to keep up.

The natural order of power here therefore is likely some form of Persian rule. The equilibrium for centuries was a system where the Turkic people provided the soldiers, Persians provided the administrators and Arabic provided the unifying language of the Islamic faith.

For America to dominate this area I propose better relations with an expanded and more powerful Iran as the natural starting point.
 
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