Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 279 p)
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0815701055
Content:
A Brookings Institution Press and Chatham House publication This volume is the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the strategic reconfiguration of Central Asia as Russia has become more disengaged from the nations in the region and as these nations have developed new relations to the south, east, and west. The international implications are enormous because of the rich energy sourcesoil and natural gaslocated in the Caspian Sea area. The authors assess a variety of internal security policy challenges confronting these statesfor example, the potential for conflict arising from such factors as a mixed ethnic population, resource scarcity, particularly in relation to water management, and an Islamic revival. They also examine the security policy content of relations between the Central Asian states and regional and international powersspecifically the stakes, interests, and policies of Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the United States. These internal challenges and the evolution of relations with external powers may result in new cooperative relationships, but they may also lead to destabilizing rivalry and interstate enmity in Central Asia. It is important to identify new patterns of relevance for future security cooperation in the region, but the potential for a new security system or for new institutions to manage security in the region remains uncertain. These issues are explored by a team of prominent specialists from Western Europe, the United States, Russia and China.
Content:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Central Asian Security: Internal and External Dynamics -- Central Asia: Common Legacies and Conflicts -- Islam in Central Asia -- Water in Central Asia: Regional Cooperation or Conflict? -- Russia and Central Asia -- The United States and Central Asia -- China and Central Asia -- Iran and Central Asia -- Turkey and Central Asia -- Structures and Frameworks for Security Policy Cooperation in Central Asia -- Conclusion: Central Asian Security in the Regional and International Context -- Index -- Back Cover.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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"In association with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms""; ""About the Authors""; ""1 Central Asian Security: Internal and External Dynamics""; ""2 Central Asia: Common Legacies and Con_ icts""; ""3 Islam in Central Asia""; ""4 Water in Central Asia: Regional Cooperation or Con_ ict?""; ""5 Russia and Central Asia""; ""6 The United States and Central Asia""; ""7 China and Central Asia""; ""8 Iran and Central Asia""; ""9 Turkey and Central Asia""; ""10 Structures and Frameworks for Security Policy Cooperation in Central Asia""
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""11 Conclusion: Central Asian Security in the Regional and International Context""""Index""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815701057
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Central Asian Security : The New International Context
Language:
English
