sentences:  Future FTI projects include efforts at reducing tensions surrounding illegal migration, raising the legal consciousness of cross-border communities, and research into the rise of transnational religious extremism (Strutton 2007).The regional nature of FTI has facilitated partnerships with UN agencies and organizations in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan to increase the capacity for peaceful development in Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries.FTI’s Regional Partners in Uzbekistan include