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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816520403321

Titolo

Afghanistan and its neighbors after the NATO withdrawal / / edited by Amin Saikal and Kirill Nourzhanov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2913-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures

Disciplina

355/.0330581

Soggetti

National security - Afghanistan

Geopolitics - Asia, Central

Geopolitics - Afghanistan

Security, International - Asia

Afghanistan Strategic aspects

Afghanistan Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era; 1 Afghanistan; 2 U.S. Policies and Practices toward Afghanistan and Central Asia since 2001; II: Traditional Regional Players; 3 A New Phase in Relations between Iran and Afghanistan; 4 Beyond Strategic Depth? Pakistan's Evolving Relationship with Afghanistan; 5 "New Regionalism" and Afghanistan; III: Afghanistan as Viewedfrom Central Asia; 6 Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Desecuritization, and Regional Security; 7 Kazakhstan's Policy toward Afghanistan; 8 Political and Economic Pragmatism

9 Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan's Diminishing Relationship10 Central Asian Security after 2014; IV: Afghanistan and Central Asia in a Wider International Context; 11 Russia's Afghanistan Policy after 2014; 12 China in Afghanistan; 13 The European Union in the Heartland; Conclusion; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines regional and international security dynamics related to Afghanistan and focuses on the role of foreign troops and the potential effects of a final withdrawal.