The New Geopolitics of Central Asia and Its Borderlands

Abstract

Part 1 Central Asia's catapult to independence: the new geopolitical order, Graham E. Fuller emerging political elites, Martha Brill Olcott the potential for political instability and regional conflicts, Boris Z. Rumer. Part 2 Forging new relations with Russia and the southern tier: Tajikistan's relations with Iran and Afghanistan, Muriel Atkin Azerbaijan's triangular relationship - the land between Russia, Turkey and Iran, Tadeusz Swietochowski Islam, state-building and Uzbekistan foreign policy, Henry Hale. Part 3 South-west Asia looking north: Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Sabri Sayari Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Central Asian States, Tahir Amin. Part 4 Rethinking the role of the great powers: Russian and the emerging geopolitical order in Central Asia, Mikhail Komarovsky Central Asia - issues and challenges for United States policy, Nancy Lubin.