Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship

From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Central Asia is a relatively understudied neighbor of Afghanistan. The region is often placed into a number of historical and political contexts—a section of the Silk Road, a pawn in the “Great Game,” the “spillover” state that exemplifies the failure of US foreign policy—that limit scholarly understanding.This edited volume contributes by providing a broad, long-term analysis of the Central Asia–Afghanistan relationship over the last several decades. It addresses the legacy of Soviet intervention with a unique first-hand selection of interviews of former Soviet Central Asian soldiers that fought in the Soviet–Afghan War. It examines Afghanistan’s norther neighbors, discussing Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—their strategy for Afghanistan, their perception of challenges and opportunities of the country, and patterns of cooperation and conflict. The collection also looks at recent US strategic initiatives in the region, in particular the New Silk Road Initiative that envisions a growing Central Asia–South Asia connection.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-04
Mått152 x 223 x 21 mm
Vikt422 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
Antal sidor282
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498546560

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Introduction, Marlene LaruellePart I: The Legacy of the Soviet InterventionChapter 1: Central Asian Soldiers and the Soviet War in Afghanistan: An Introduction, Artemy M. KalinovskyChapter 2: A Oral History of the Soviet–Afghan War: Interviews with Central Asian Afgantsy, Marlene Laruelle, Botagoz Rakisheva, Gulden Ashkenova, and Artemy M. KalinovskyPart II: Afghanistan’s Northern Neighbors: Perceptions and ChallengesChapter 3: Afghanistan’s Multicentered Regional Foreign Policy, Antonio GiustozziChapter 4; Russia’s Policy on Afghanistan, Ekaterina StepanovaChapter 5: Assessing Uzbekistan’s and Tajikistan’s Afghan Policies: The Impact of Domestic Drivers, Marlene LaruelleChapter 6: Insurgent Activities at the Afghan–Turkmen and Afghan–Tajik Borders, Bruce PannierPart III: The Silk Road Initiative as a US Project for Central Asia and AfghanistanChapter 7: Parsing Mobilities in Central Eurasia, Alexander C. Diener Chapter 8: The US Silk Road: Geopolitical Imaginary or the Repackaging of Strategic Interests?, Marlene LaruelleChapter 9: The New Silk Road Initiative’s Questionable Economic Rationality, Sebastien Peyrouse and Gaël Raballand

The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship provides nine chapters with historical and contemporary analysis about an understudied issue involving Afghanistan. The authors offer insight into not only Central Asian perspectives, but Russian strategy and various interests in the Central Asia–Afghanistan relationship. These diverse approaches, ranging from oral histories to economic analysis, give scholars and policymakers much to consider by transcending the emphasis on Iran and Pakistan related to Afghanistan.