02352nam 22005894a 450 991022008190332120200520144314.00-8330-4080-4(CKB)1000000000521815(EBL)784096(OCoLC)191938965(SSID)ssj0000285061(PQKBManifestationID)11239339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285061(PQKBWorkID)10278683(PQKB)10942703(Au-PeEL)EBL784096(CaPaEBR)ebr10152587(MiAaPQ)EBC784096(EXLCZ)99100000000052181520050325d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrU.S. interests in Central Asia policy priorities and military roles /Olga Oliker, A. David Shlapak1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand20051 online resource (80 p.)Rand note ;MG-338"MG-338."0-8330-3789-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-55).Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction: Policy Choices for a Remote but Critical Region; CHAPTER TWO- Defining U.S. Interests in Central Asia; Background; Operation Enduring Freedom: Access and Reward; U.S. Security Priorities Since September 11: Implications for Central Asia; U.S. Presence and U.S. Interests; Defining U.S. Policy Today; CHAPTER THREE- The Military Role in U.S. Relations with Central Asia; After Operation Enduring Freedom: What Comes Next?; Permanent Presence: Two RationalesA Strategy for Future U.S. Military Engagement in Central AsiaBibliographyExamines long-term U.S. military interests in Central Asia.Rand note ;MG-338.Asia, CentralStrategic aspectsUnited StatesMilitary policy355/.031/09730958Oliker Olga905754Shlapak David A942236Project Air Force (U.S.)Rand Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220081903321U.S. interests in Central Asia2126236UNINA