Central Asia And Its Asian Neighbors

Author : Rollie Lal
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 083304107X

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Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors by Rollie Lal Pdf

China, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan are critical players in the security and economic issues that will determine the future of Central Asia and affect U.S. interests in the region. By assessing the developing relations between Central Asia and its neighbors, it is evident that each country stands to benefit from stability and economic growth in Central Asia, but opinion toward U.S. presence and policy in the region could be a point of conflict.

Author : Sunatullo Jonboboev,Mirzokhid Rakhimov,Reimund Seidelmann
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783736947320

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Central Asia Today by Sunatullo Jonboboev,Mirzokhid Rakhimov,Reimund Seidelmann Pdf

This collection of descriptions and analyses from scholars from Central Asia, Xinjiang, Kashmir, and Siberia gives first a general overview about the geopolitics, economics, and politics of the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) plus a details description of their foreign policy towards their neighborhood, the region, and the further abroad (Russia, India, China). This is complemented by studies on the relations between Central Asia on the one side and China, India, and Russia on the other hand. Secondly, the history, problems, and pers-pectives of the Central Asian regionalization and trans-regional (SCO, OSCE) process is discussed and evaluated. Third, problems such as Islamism in Central Asia are studied. The book is not only a coherent handbook on Central Asia but presents the views of the academic generation of the newly independent Central Asian countries. It gives a comprehensive overview about foreign policies and Central Asian relations with the big neighbors China, Russia, and India as well as a differentiated discussion on the regionalization process.

Author : Peter Ferdinand
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032300058

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The New Central Asia and Its Neighbours by Peter Ferdinand Pdf

In Central Asia, hope and anxiety have alternated since the collapse of the Soviet Union. On the one hand the peoples of Central Asia are now closer to being masters of their destiny than at any time this century. On the other hand the civil war in Tajikistan is a constant reminder of the fragility of ethnic relations in the region as a whole. Meanwhile other states, especially neighbouring ones, look on nervously.

Author : Ivan Safranchuk
Publisher : CSIS Reports
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442280174

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Afghanistan and Its Central Asian Neighbors by Ivan Safranchuk Pdf

This report considers the range of options available to the Central Asian neighbors of Afghanistan (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) in responding to the worsening security situation in that nation.

Author : Zheng Yu
Publisher : Paths International Ltd
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781844640553

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China - Central Asia Countries by Zheng Yu Pdf

Based on research financed by the Ford Foundation this book brings together the work of scholars and experts from China and its Central Asian neighbors providing a detailed insight into China's relations with Central Asian Nations. This ebook is also available within China: Making New Partnerships - A Rising China and its Neighbors.

Author : Bates Gill,Matthew Oresman
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 089206434X

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China's New Journey to the West by Bates Gill,Matthew Oresman Pdf

Author : Eugene B. Rumer,Dmitriĭ Trenin,Huasheng Zhao
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0765637596

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Central Asia by Eugene B. Rumer,Dmitriĭ Trenin,Huasheng Zhao Pdf

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 rapidly and irrevocably transformed Central Asia's political landscape. This region of five sovereign states with a population of some fifty million people quickly became a major focus of interest and influence for competing poles of power. The eminent contributors to this volume offer a four-part analysis of the region's new importance in world affairs. Rajan Menon examines the place of Central Asia in a global perspective. Eugene Rumer considers the perspective of the post-9/11 United States. Dmitri Trenin looks at the region from the standpoint of traditional hegemon Russia. Huasheng Zhao provides the view from economic superpower-in-the-making China.

Author : Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 0876091672

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Central Asia and the World by Michael Mandelbaum Pdf

With the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, its fifteen constituent republics suddenly found themselves sovereign states. Among the new countries are the five republics of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan - that comprise the region to the south of the great Russian heartland. Each of these countries now faces the task of creating its own foreign policy: with one another, with its former imperial ruler to the north, with the Islamic countries to the south, and with the West. In Central Asia and the World, eight experts on the region address the historic power struggles between east and west and north and south that have shaped the region and the prognosis for success in overcoming a turbulent past and an uncertain, divided present. In addition to its continuing strong ties to Russia, Central-Asia's links with its southern neighbors and the potential role of Islam are also examined. The authors advance the case that these countries are critical to the West insofar as they affect Western interests in Russia and the Middle East. The ongoing civil war in Tajikistan and Central Asia's relationship with China are also addressed. The first book to examine the complex issues facing the region Central Asia and the World provides a comprehensive overview of the developing foreign policies of these five new countries, including a look at the internal political, economic, and military issues confronting each country.

Author : Andre Gunder Frank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029570176

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The Centrality of Central Asia by Andre Gunder Frank Pdf

Eurasian history writing has invariably focused on the civilizations of China, India, Persia, Arabia and Europe. Geographically these regions encircle the wide area of Central Asia, which appears as a sort of black hole in the middle of the world, the home of migrants, monks and mullahs and above all of barbarians. However, the outlying civilizations were formed and even defined through interaction with Central Asia. Therefore, the intent of this study is to demand due recognition of the centrally important role of Central Asians in the history of their neighbours and thus their place in world system history as a whole.

Author : Bruce Elleman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317515647

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Beijing's Power and China's Borders by Bruce Elleman Pdf

China shares borders with 20 other countries. Each of these neighbors has its own national interests, and in some cases, these include territorial and maritime jurisdictional claims in places that China also claims. Most of these 20 countries have had a history of border conflicts with China; some of them never amicably settled. This book brings together some of the foremost historians, geographers, political scientists, and legal scholars on modern Asia to examine each of China's twenty land or sea borders.

Author : Roy Allison,Lena Jonson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815798539

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Central Asian Security by Roy Allison,Lena Jonson Pdf

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 sources—oil and natural gas—located in the Caspian Sea area. The authors assess a variety of internal security policy challenges confronting these states—for 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 powers—specifically 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.

Author : European Society for Central Asian Studies. International Conference
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 3825883094

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Central Asia on Display by European Society for Central Asian Studies. International Conference Pdf

Despite its geostrategic importance and its easier accessibility since the dissolvent of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has nevertheless remained a white spot on the map of western scholarship and public awareness. Bringing together papers presented at the VII ESCAS-Conference, this volume aims to shed light on the historical, political, cultural and socio-economic development of this region. Scholars from within and outside Central Asia discuss a wide range of topics, covering historical processes and events on the one hand and present developments of regional and global concern on the other.

Author : Jeff Sahadeo,Russell G. Zanca
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064991725

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Everyday Life in Central Asia by Jeff Sahadeo,Russell G. Zanca Pdf

A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia

Author : David Denoon
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781479844333

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China, The United States, and the Future of Central Asia by David Denoon Pdf

The first of a three-volume series on the interaction of the US and China in different regions of the world, China, the United States, and the Future of Central Asia explores the delicate balance of competing foreign interests in this resource-rich and politically tumultuous region. Editor David Denoon and his internationally renowned set of contributors assess the different objectives and strategies the U.S. and China deploy in the region and examine how the two world powers are indirectly competitive with one another for influence in Central Asia. While the US is focused on maintaining and supporting its military forces in neighboring states, China has its sights on procuring natural resources for its fast-growing economy and preventing the expansion of fundamentalist Islam inside its borders. This book covers important issues such as the creation of international gas pipelines, the challenges of building crucial transcontinental roadways that must pass through countries facing insurgencies, the efforts of the US and China to encourage and provide better security in the region, and how the Central Asian countries themselves view their role in international politics and the global economy. The book also covers key outside powers with influence in the region; Russia, with its historical ties to the many Central Asian countries that used to belong to the USSR, is perhaps the biggest international presence in the area, and other countries on the region’s periphery like Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and India have a stake in the fortunes and future of Central Asia as well. A comprehensive, original, and up-to-date collection, this book is a wide-ranging look from noted scholars at a vital part of the world which is likely to receive more attention and face greater instability as NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan.

Author : Peter B. Golden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199722037

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Central Asia in World History by Peter B. Golden Pdf

A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed its borders, including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. In Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden provides an engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory to the present, focusing largely on the unique melting pot of cultures that this region has produced over millennia. Golden describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khan and his successors, the largest contiguous land empire in history; the invention of gunpowder, which allowed the great sedentary empires to overcome the horse-based nomads; the power struggles of Russia and China, and later Russia and Britain, for control of the area. Finally, he discusses the region today, a key area that neighbors such geopolitical hot spots as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China.