Afghanistan And Central Asia

Author : Marlene Laruelle
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498546553

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The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship by Marlene Laruelle Pdf

Central Asia is a relatively understudied neighbor of Afghanistan. The region is often placed into a number of historical and political contexts—a section of the Silk Road, a pawn in the “Great Game,” the “spillover” state that exemplifies the failure of US foreign policy—that limit scholarly understanding. This edited volume contributes by providing a broad, long-term analysis of the Central Asia–Afghanistan relationship over the last several decades. It addresses the legacy of Soviet intervention with a unique first-hand selection of interviews of former Soviet Central Asian soldiers that fought in the Soviet–Afghan War. It examines Afghanistan’s norther neighbors, discussing Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—their strategy for Afghanistan, their perception of challenges and opportunities of the country, and patterns of cooperation and conflict. The collection also looks at recent US strategic initiatives in the region, in particular the New Silk Road Initiative that envisions a growing Central Asia–South Asia connection.

Author : Martin Mccauley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317869757

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Afghanistan and Central Asia by Martin Mccauley Pdf

The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the entire world, and underlined the desperate need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. Carved up and fought over by the British and Tsarist Russia in the nineteenth century, and under Soviet domination for much of the twentieth, the lonely passes, deserts and peoples of the five Central Asian republics have remained shrouded in obscurity. Even Afghanistan, the site of almost constant conflict since the Soviet invasion of 1978, is little known beyond the media images of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement. Martin McCauley draws on his vast knowledge of the region and its history to provide a clear and highly readable account of Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tasikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, from their medieval pasts to the unpredictable present. Illuminating languages and landscapes, cultures and society, he examines the rise of militant Islam and its impact on the region, the push and pull of global economics and politics, and possibilities for stability in an inherently unstable part of the world.

Author : Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788317665

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The Spectre of Afghanistan by Amin Saikal,Kirill Nourzhanov Pdf

Aiming to connect a number of divergent perspectives on the current state of Afghanistan, this book outlines the country's past and present instability and how this impacts and is conceptualised by its neighbours as well as by international heavyweights such as Russia, China and the United States. Given Afghanistan's extensive cross-border ethnic, linguistic, sectarian and cultural ties with its neighbours – whatever transpires in the war-torn country is bound to have regional and global security implications. This study focuses on the current formal and informal defensive policies the states of Central Asia may or may not have in place in the event of the Afghan situation deteriorating further or the Taliban-led insurgency substantially widening their influence. The book also considers the positions and policy responses of three influential actors in the region: Russia, China and the United States. It assesses the convergence of interests between these great powers in stabilising Afghanistan, and their divergence of geopolitical objectives in the region. With President Donald Trump unpredictably upheaving American policy in Afghanistan, an assertive Russia continuing to expand its influence across Central Asia and China seeking to have a wider economic and security role in the region, this book offers a timely assessment of an internationally-important topic.

Author : Helena Rytövuori-Apunen
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783847409120

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The Regional Security Puzzle around Afghanistan by Helena Rytövuori-Apunen Pdf

Western military presence wanes in Afghanistan and a transformed security environment challenges borders and stability in Central Asia. This book examines how the tensions relating to the reorganization of external military presence interact with regional states’ ambitions and challenge the borders already contested by numerous dividing lines. It studies a complex political landscape across which radical Islam connected with international terrorism is feared to spread as the international mission initiated in the wake of the 9/11 attacks winds down.

Author : Oktay F. Tanrisever
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614991786

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Afghanistan and Central Asia by Oktay F. Tanrisever Pdf

Papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled as "NATO, the Fight against International Terrorism in Afghanistan and Security Situation in Central Asia since 9/11," held at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey between April 10-11, 2011.

Author : Frederick H. Fisher
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368505530

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Afghanistan and the Central Asian question by Frederick H. Fisher Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1878.

Author : Antonio Giustozzi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787380950

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The Islamic State in Khorasan by Antonio Giustozzi Pdf

So-called Islamic State began to appear in what it calls Khorasan (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, Iran and India) in 2014. Reports of its presence were at first dismissed as propaganda, but during 2015 it became clear that IS had a serious presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan at least. This book, by one of the leading experts on Islamist insurgency in the region, explores the nature of IS in Khorasan, its aim and strategies, and its evolution in an environment already populated by many jihadist organisations. Based on first-hand research and numerous interviews with members of IS in Khorasan, as well as with other participants and observers, the book addresses highly contentious issues such as funding, IS's relationship with the region's authorities, and its interactions with other insurgent groups. Giustozzi argues that the central leadership of IS invested significant financial resources in establishing its own branch in Khorasan, and as such it is more than a local movement which adopted the IS brand for its own aims. Though the central leadership has been struggling in implementing its project, it is now turning towards a more realistic approach. This is the first book on a new frontier in Islamic State's international jihad.

Author : Fred. H. Fisher,Frederick H. Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : HARVARD:32044004473591

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Afghanistan and the Central Asian Question by Fred. H. Fisher,Frederick H. Fisher Pdf

Author : Zheenbek E. Kulenbekov,Baktyiar D. Asanov
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030683375

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Water Resource Management in Central Asia and Afghanistan by Zheenbek E. Kulenbekov,Baktyiar D. Asanov Pdf

The book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of development-directed investigations in the main rivers of wider Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book highlights the development of river systems, water reservoirs, ecosystems and risks as well as the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asian countries and Afghanistan. It provides information on the genesis of river basins, physical and chemical properties of water in rivers, and the hydrological regimes of the rivers of Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book is useful for scientists and researchers whose work focuses on rivers and the use of water resources, irrigation, ecosystems, risks, water supply, climate change and remote sensing, as well as for students and planners, administrations and other stakeholders in the water sector.

Author : Mūsá K̲h̲ān Jalālzaʼī
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : UOM:39015060789933

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Afghanistan, Central Asia, Pakistan and the United States by Mūsá K̲h̲ān Jalālzaʼī Pdf

Author : Demetrius Charles Boulger
Publisher : London, T. F. Unwin
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : MINN:31951P00739062H

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Central Asian Questions by Demetrius Charles Boulger Pdf

Author : Simone Gaulier,Robert Jera-Bezard,Monique Maillard
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Art
ISBN : 9004047441

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Buddhism in Afghanistan and Central Asia by Simone Gaulier,Robert Jera-Bezard,Monique Maillard Pdf

Author : Robert L. Canfield,Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136927508

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Ethnicity, Authority and Power in Central Asia by Robert L. Canfield,Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek Pdf

The peoples of Greater Central Asia – not only Inner Asian states of Soviet Union but also those who share similar heritages in adjacent countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran, and the Chinese province of Xinjiang – have been drawn into more direct and immediate contact since the Soviet collapse. Infrastructural improvements, and the race by the great powers for access to the region’s vital natural resources, have allowed these peoples to develop closer ties with each other and the wider world, creating new interdependencies, and fresh opportunities for interaction and the exercise of influence. They are being integrated into a new, wider economic and political region which is increasingly significant in world affairs, owing to its strategically central location, and its complex and uncertain politics. However, most of its inhabitants are pre-eminently concerned with familial and local affairs. This work examines the viewpoints and concerns of a selection of groups in terms of four issues: government repression, ethnic group perspectives, devices of mutual support, and informal grounds of authority and influence. Responding to a need for in-depth studies concerning the social structures and practices in the region, the book examines trends and issues from the point of view of scholars who have lived and worked "on the ground" and have sought to understand the conditions and concerns of people in rural as well as urban settings. It provides a distinctive and timely perspective on this vital part of the world.

Author : W. K. Fraser-Tytler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : LCCN:nun00439781

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Afghanistan by W. K. Fraser-Tytler Pdf

Author : Sébastien Peyrouse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317100966

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Mapping Central Asia by Sébastien Peyrouse Pdf

With renewed American involvement in Afghanistan, Pakistan's growing fragility, and China's rise in power in the post-Soviet space, Central Asia-South Asia relations have become central to understanding the future of the Eurasian continent. Mapping Central Asia identifies the trends, attitudes, and ideas that are key to structuring the Central Asia-South Asia axis in the coming decade. Structured in three parts, the book skillfully guides us through the importance of the historical links between the Indian sub-continent and Central Asia, the regional and global context in which the developing of closer relations between India and Central Asia has presented itself since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the precise domains of Indo-Central Asian cooperation, and studies three conflict zones that frame Indo-Central Asian relations: the Kashmir question; the situation in Afghanistan; and fear of destabilization in Xinjiang. The international line-up of established scholars convincingly demonstrate the fundamental necessity to define the Indian approach on these issues and provide cutting-edge insights on the tools needed to understand the solutions for the decade to come.