Central Asian security [[electronic resource] ] : the new international context / / Roy Allison and Lena Jonson, editors

• Pubblicazione: London, : Royal Institute of International Affairs; Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 327/.0958
• Soggetto topico: National security - Asia, Central
• Soggetto geografico: Asia, Central Foreign relations 1991-; Asia, Central Strategic aspects
• Altri autori: AllisonRoy JonsonLena <1948->
• Note generali: "In association with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Central Asian security : internal and external dynamics / Lena Jonson and Roy Allison -- Central Asia : common legacies and conflicts / Martha Brill Olcott -- Islam in Central Asia / Alexei Malashenko -- Water in Central Asia : regional cooperation or conflict? / Stuart Horsman -- Russia and Central Asia / Lena Jonson -- The United States and Central Asia / Stephen blank -- China and Central Asia / Guangcheng Xing -- Relations to the south : Iran and Afghanistan / Edmund Herzig -- Turkey and Central Asia / Gareth M. Winrow -- Structures and frameworks for security policy cooperation in Central Asia / Roy Allison -- Conclusion : Central Asian security in the regional and international context / Roy Allison.
• Sommario/riassunto: A Brookings Institution Press and Chatham House publication This volume is the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the strategic reconfiguration of Central Asia as Russia has become more disengaged from the nations in the region and as these nations have developed new relations to the south, east, and west. The international implications are enormous because of the rich energy sources--oil and natural gas--located in the Caspian Sea area. The authors assess a variety of internal security policy challenges confronting these states--for example, the potential for conflict arising from such factors as a mixed ethnic population, resource scarcity, particularly in relation to water management, and an Islamic revival. They also examine the security policy content of relations between the Central Asian states and regional and international powers--specifically the stakes, interests, and policies of Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and the United States. These internal challenges and the evolution of relations with external powers may result in new cooperative relationships, but they may also lead to destabilizing rivalry and interstate enmity in Central Asia. It is important to identify new patterns of relevance for future security cooperation in the region, but the potential for a new security system or for new institutions to manage security in the region remains uncertain. These issues are explored by a team of prominent specialists from Western Europe, the United States, Russia and China.
• Titolo autorizzato: Central Asian security
• ISBN: 0-8157-9853-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818829803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II