LEADER 03586nam 22006495 450 001 9910865255003321 005 20240916194754.0 010 $a981-9724-09-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-97-2409-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31479188 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31479188 035 $a(CKB)32291992900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-97-2409-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932291992900041 100 $a20240613d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Uncertain Future of Afghanistan $eTerrorism, Reconstruction, and Great-Power Rivalry /$fedited by Nian Peng, Khalid Rahman 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (207 pages) 225 1 $aIndo-Pacific Focus,$x2731-8877 311 $a981-9724-08-2 327 $aIntroduction -- Afghan Peace Negotiations: Over the years -- Taliban Retaking of Afghanistan -- The Challenges Ahead -- Afghanistan under the Taliban Rule -- Security Threats and Regional Response -- US Post 9/11 Objectives and Policy in Afghanistan -- A Tale of Persistent Failures. 330 $aThis book aims to analyze the rise of Taliban, terrorism/anti-terrorism, national reconciliation in Afghanistan, as well as the dynamics of great power rivalry in the country in the past decade and the great powers and neighboring countries? policies towards the new regime in Afghanistan. Since Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan by overthrowing the democratic government (also perceived as a puppet regime protected by the United States) in September 2021, this mountain country has raised serious concerns over its uncertain future from the world. The volume is contributed by scholars from universities and think tanks of China, US, UK, South Asia. It is divided into 16 chapters, in which the first chapter briefly introduces the aims and scope of this book. The following 5 chapters look into the domestic politics in Afghanistan which mainly includes the rise of Taliban, terrorism/anti-terrorism, national reconciliation, and the regional implications and security threats from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The next 3 chapters examine China?s foreign policy towards Afghanistan, BRI in Afghanistan and China-Pakistan cooperation in Afghanistan. The final 7 chapters explore the US, EU, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran and Japan?s engagement with Afghanistan. 410 0$aIndo-Pacific Focus,$x2731-8877 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aAsia$xPolitics and government 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aPolitical violence 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aInternational Relations 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aTerrorism and Political Violence 606 $aInternational Security Studies 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aAsia$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aPolitical violence. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 14$aInternational Relations. 615 24$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aTerrorism and Political Violence. 615 24$aInternational Security Studies. 676 $a327 700 $aPeng$b Nian$01077068 701 $aRahman$b Khalid$01742096 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910865255003321 996 $aThe Uncertain Future of Afghanistan$94168697 997 $aUNINA