LEADER 02802oam 2200661 a 450 001 9910960173703321 005 20251211170848.0 010 $a9798400630309 010 $a9786612524257 010 $a9781282524255 010 $a1282524259 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400630309 035 $a(OCoLC)607485251 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MFL 035 $a(DLC)ABC159884055X 035 $a(CKB)2520000000000008 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC305242 035 $a(MiFhGG)9781598840551 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000000008 100 $a20090310e20092023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConflict and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus /$fHooman Peimani 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$dc2009. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 373 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 08$a9781598840544 311 08$a1598840541 311 08$a9781598840551 311 08$a159884055X 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 $aNational security$zAsia, Central 606 $aPost-communism$zAsia, Central 607 $aAsia, Central$xHistory$y1991- 607 $aAsia, Central$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aCaucasus$xHistory$y1991- 607 $aCaucasus$xPolitics and government 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aPost-communism 676 $a958.043 700 $aPeimani$b Hooman$f1957-$01796929 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bC#P 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960173703321 996 $aConflict and security in Central Asia and the Caucasus$94481750 997 $aUNINA