LEADER 02762nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910455598503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-52425-9 010 $a9786612524257 035 $a(CKB)2520000000000008 035 $a(EBL)305242 035 $a(OCoLC)607485251 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358241 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12119489 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358241 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10359945 035 $a(PQKB)11392704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC305242 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL305242 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10375867 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL252425 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000000008 100 $a20090310d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConflict and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus$b[electronic resource] /$fHooman Peimani 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cABC-CLIO$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59884-054-1 311 $a1-59884-055-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis 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 parameterso?political, economic, ethnic, energy, and militaryo?that will decide the security of the region in the future.||The booki?s author, a senior independent consultant to the United Nations, tells the whole story behind the headlines when he discusses 606 $aPost-communism$zAsia, Central 606 $aNational security$zAsia, Central 607 $aAsia, Central$xHistory$y1991- 607 $aAsia, Central$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aCaucasus$xPolitics and government 607 $aCaucasus$xHistory$y1991- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPost-communism 615 0$aNational security 676 $a958/.043 700 $aPeimani$b Hooman$f1957-$0857414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455598503321 996 $aConflict and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus$92207408 997 $aUNINA