Central Asia And Regional Security

Author : Mr P L Dash,Ms Anita Sengupta,Mr Murat M Bakhadirov
Publisher : KW Publishers Pvt Ltd
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789385714528

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Central Asia and Regional Security by Mr P L Dash,Ms Anita Sengupta,Mr Murat M Bakhadirov Pdf

While security concerns have assumed salience across the globe, Afghanistan’s proximity to Central Asia has meant that security or perceptions of insecurity dominate the strategic discourse in the region. Issues that stand out include the challenges that the Central Asian states will face in terms of stability, ethnic tensions, radicalization of youth, destabilization of commodity flows and energy security and the impact that these could have on Central Asian society. However, security cannot just be defined in terms of security at the borders. It needs to be defined in ‘cosmopolitan’ terms through an array of issues like movements across borders, radicalism within states, the sharing of water, and various multilateral attempts at combating insecurity. This volume is an attempt to focus on some of these issues that reflect on perceptions of security principally from Indian and Uzbek positions. It examines shifts over the last two decades, from debates on the geopolitical importance of the region from a great game perspective to the salience of new engagements within the international arena.

Author : Helena Rytövuori-Apunen
Publisher : Barbara Budrich
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783847407898

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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 : Hooman Peimani
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047093474

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Regional Security and the Future of Central Asia by Hooman Peimani Pdf

The breakup of the USSR created a Central Asian security complex or sphere of influence consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this security complex has tended to distance itself from a Russian-centered approach to foreign relations, has rejected involvement with a Turkey-oriented sphere of influence, and has shifted toward an Iran-oriented security complex. A major reason for these developments has been the activities of the three rival powers—Iran, Turkey, and Russia. As Peimani explains, these states have strong long-term interests in the region; earlier rivalries, which were dormant under Soviet rule, have reawakened since the breakup of the USSR. While Russia attempts to reincorporate Central Asia into its security complex, Iran and Turkey seek to include it in their spheres of influence. The rivalry among these states will largely determine the future development of the region and the individual states.

Author : Roy Allison,Lena Jonson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,5 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 : Oktay F. Tanrisever
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 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 : Gennadiĭ Illarionovich Chufrin,Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0199250200

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The Security of the Caspian Sea Region by Gennadiĭ Illarionovich Chufrin,Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Pdf

Published in association with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Author : S. Neil MacFarlane
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : Centre for International Relations, Queen's University
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : NYPL:33433049454758

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Regional Security in Central Asia by S. Neil MacFarlane Pdf

Author : Tabassum Firdous
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 8178350793

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Central Asia, Security, and Strategic Imperatives by Tabassum Firdous Pdf

The present study offers an assessment of security concerns in Central Asia after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991. It deals with the transition period for the five Central Asian States from the communist system to a democratic and pluralistic one. Essentially, the focus of the writer is on bilateral, multilateral and international commitments of these States to ensure peace and security in the region. The withdrawal of nuclear warheads from Kazakhstan, collective security formula, bilateral agreements and the role of the big powers all make an interesting study. The author has discussed these concerns in the context of the stance of neighbouring States vis-a-vis Central Asia. Economic interests also figure wherever necessary. This work is highly useful to those who would like to concentrate on any aspect of history in Central Asia and adjoining regions in the post-Soviet period.

Author : Murat Turarovich Laumulin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UOM:39015057582770

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The Security, Foreign Policy and International Relationship of Kazakhstan After Independence by Murat Turarovich Laumulin Pdf

Author : Helena Rytövuori-Apunen
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 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 : Marika Vicziany,David P. Wright-Neville,Peter Lentini
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781959900

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Regional Security in the Asia Pacific by Marika Vicziany,David P. Wright-Neville,Peter Lentini Pdf

The September 2001 terrorist attacks shocked the world. But what did they change? In this book Asia specialists from academe and policy think tanks assess the impact of 9/11 on the Asia Pacific. Drawing on unique fieldwork, access to a wide range of documents and inside expertise, the authors consider how old geo-strategic and cultural fault lines have been overlaid with new security threats from state and non-state actors. With chapters on specific countries and regions, defense policies, terrorism, and current and potential conflict zones, this collection critically examines the Asia Pacific region's post-9/11, as well as post-Iraq war, security architecture.

Author : Hooman Peimani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598840551

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Conflict and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus by Hooman Peimani Pdf

This is the only book since the fall of the Soviet Union to analyze the security of the newly emerged independent states in the strategically vital region of Central Asia and the Caucasus. This insightful work maps out the possibilities and dangers that lie ahead for the nations of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The book analyzes the current security situation and clarifies its historical context, identifying the factors that have shaped the security of these young nations since their independence. It also examines the parameters—political, economic, ethnic, energy, and military—that will decide the security of the region in the future. The book's author tells the whole story behind the headlines when he discusses, for example, the real reason for the "wine war" of 2006, when Russia banned imports of Georgian wine for "health reasons," or when explaining the impact of the expanding American presence—both political and military—after September 11. Conflict and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus is a primer for those who want to know more about this strategic region and essential reading for all students of world affairs.

Author : Bhaskar Chakrabarty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UOM:39015061109792

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Exploring Regional Security, South and Central Asia by Bhaskar Chakrabarty Pdf

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Author : Ashok Kapor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136870095

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Regional Security Structures in Asia by Ashok Kapor Pdf

Kapor argues that explanations of international relations in Asia in the post-Second World War period have relied too much on the Cold War as a key explanatory factor, and have not given enough emphasis to the useful concepts of 'regional power formation', 'conflict formation' and 'conflict resolution'. The author outlines these concepts and goes on to elaborate on them, and to apply them to three key Asian regions - northeast, southeast, and south Asia - discussing practical strategic issues in an historical perspective and arguing that these concepts, and other concepts which he discusses, are extremely helpful in making sense of the complex pattern of international relations in Asia.

Author : Edward Lemon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429656903

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Critical Approaches to Security in Central Asia by Edward Lemon Pdf

Central Asia remains on the periphery, both spatially and in people’s imaginations. When the region does attract international attention, it is often related to security issues, including terrorism, ethnic conflict and drug trafficking. This book brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplines including geography, anthropology, sociology and political science to discuss how citizens and governments within Central Asia think about and practise security. The authors explore how governments use fears of instability to bolster their rule, and how securitized populations cope with (and resist) being labelled threats through strategies that are rarely associated with security, including marriage and changing their appearance. This collection examines a wide range of security issues including Islamic extremism, small arms, interethnic relations and border regions. While coverage of the region often departs from preconceived notions of the region as dangerous, obscure and volatile, the chapters in this book all place emphasis on the way local people understand security and harmony in their daily lives. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of Central Asian Studies as well as Security Studies and Political Science. The chapters were originally published in the journal Central Asian Survey.