New Central Asia : The Regional Impact of International Actors

365 Pages·2009·3.13 MB·English

NEW
THE
CENTRAL
ASIA
The Regional Impact
of International Actors
Forthcoming title in The Making of Economics, 4th Edition
By E Ray Canterbery
Volume III: The Radical Assault
Published title:
Volume I: The Foundation
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NEW
THE
CENTRAL
ASIA
The Regional Impact
of International Actors
Edited by
Emilian Kavalski
University of Western Sydney, Australia
World Scientific
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THE NEW CENTRAL ASIA
The Regional Impact of International Actors
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We take the Golden Road to Samarkand
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Contents
List of Abbreviations xi
List of Contributors xv
Map of Central Asia xvii
Chapter 1 Uncovering the “New” Central Asia: 1
The Dynamics of External Agency
in a Turbulent Region
Emilian Kavalski
Part One THE CENTRAL ASIAN AGENCY 27
OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 2 NATO’s Partnership with Central Asia: 29
Cooperation à la carte
Simon J. Smith and Emilian Kavalski
Chapter 3 The OSCE in the New Central Asia 49
Maria Raquel Freire
Chapter 4 The European Union’s New Central 71
Asian Strategy
Ertan Efegil
vii
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viii Contents
Chapter 5 The United Nations and Central Asia 89
W. Andy Knight and Vandana Bhatia
Part Two THE CENTRAL ASIAN AGENCY 115
OF STATES
Chapter 6 China and the Shanghai Cooperation 117
Organization: The Dynamics of
“New Regionalism”, “Vassalization”,
and Geopolitics in Central Asia
Michael Clarke
Chapter 7 Russia and Central Asia 149
Marlène Laruelle
Chapter 8 The United States and Central Asia 177
Matteo Fumagalli
Chapter 9 Turkey in Central Asia: Turkish Identity 191
as Enabler or Impediment
Brent E. Sasley
Chapter 10 Iran and Central Asia: The Smart Politics 215
of Prudent Pragmatism
Pierre Pahlavi and Afshin Hojati
Chapter 11 India and Central Asia: The No Influence 239
of the “Look North” Policy
Emilian Kavalski
Chapter 12 Japan and Central Asia 261
David Walton
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Contents ix
Part Three PROSPECTS AND TRAJECTORIES 279
FOR THE AGENCY OF
INTERNATIONAL ACTORS IN
CENTRAL ASIA
Chapter 13 The Influence of External Actors 281
in Central Asia
Stephen Blank
Bibliography 303
Index 341