Description
A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the region's path from independence to the post-9/11 world. The first decade of Central Asian independence was disappointing for those who envisioned a straightforward transition from Soviet republics to independent states with market economies and democratic political systems. Leaders excused political failures by pointing to security risks, including the presence of terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The situation changed dramatically after 9/11, when the camps were largely destroyed and the United States introduced a military presence. More importantly the international community engaged with these states to give them a second chance to address social and economic problems. But neither the aid-givers nor the recipients were willing to approach problems in new ways. Now, terrorists groups are once again making their presence felt and some states may be becoming global security risks. This book explores how the region squandered its second chance and what might happen next.
Author: Martha Brill Olcott
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Published: 08/05/2005
Pages: 389
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.76h x 6.08w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9780870032172
ISBN10: 0870032178
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations | General
- Political Science | Political Process | General
- Political Science | World | Asian
About the Author
Martha Brill Olcott , selected by Washingtonian magazine for its list of 71 People the President Should Listen To about the war on terrorism, is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in Centr
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