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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780713303321

Autore

Peimani Hooman <1957->

Titolo

Conflict and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus / / Hooman Peimani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2009

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-63030-9

1-282-52425-9

9786612524257

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 373 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

958/.043

Soggetti

National security - Asia, Central

Post-communism - Asia, Central

Asia, Central History 1991-

Asia, Central Politics and government 1991-

Caucasus History 1991-

Caucasus Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Tables; Introduction; Maps; PART 1: REGIONAL ESSAYS; PART 2: COUNTRY PROFILES AND CHRONOLOGIES; PART 3: GEOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS; PART 4: WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD FOR CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This insightful work maps out both the possibilities and the 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 parametersópolitical, economic, ethnic, energy, and militaryóthat will decide the security of the region in the future.||The bookís author, a senior independent consultant to the United Nations, tells the whole story behind the headlines when he discusses