Central Asian security trends :
views from Europe and Russia /
Stephen J. Blank, editor.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
- Subjects
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Security, International
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Security, International /
Asia, Central.
Asia, Central
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Asia, Central /
Strategic aspects.
United States
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United States /
Foreign relations
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United States / Foreign relations /
Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) /
Foreign relations
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Russia (Federation) / Foreign relations /
United States.
Asia, Central
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Asia, Central /
Politics and government
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Asia, Central / Politics and government /
1991-
Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) /
Military relations
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Russia (Federation) / Military relations /
Asia, Central.
Asia, Central
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Asia, Central /
Military relations
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Asia, Central / Military relations /
Russia (Federation)
- Summary
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The war in Afghanistan has added considerably to the strategic significance of Central Asia due to its proximity to the conflict. Moreover, the continuation of the war increasingly involves the vital interests of many other actors other than the U.S. and NATO forces currently there. This monograph, taken from SSI's conference ("Contemporary Issues in International Security") with European and Russian scholars in 2010, provides a comprehensive analysis of the means and objectives of Russia's involvement in Central Asia. It provides Russian perspectives concerning the other actors in Central Asia and how Moscow views the policy significance of those efforts, and a French analysis of the strategic situation evolving there. For obvious reasons: the war in Afghanistan, proximity to major global actors, large energy holdings, and for less obvious reasons, i.e., that possibility that domestic instability in one or more of these states could spread to other Muslim states as we now see in the Arab revolutions of 2011, Central Asia is an increasingly important and interesting region.
- Note
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"April 2011."
Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
- Physical Description
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ix, 80 p. ;
23 cm
- ISBN
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1584874872
9781584874874
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