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The demise of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of independent republics in its wake, have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The essays in this book explore the complex ways in which these republics have found both independence and a new regional identity in their relations with the neighbouring Middle East.Religion, hydro-carbons, transportation needs and ethnic relations with the Gulf States have been rediscovered by the new republics, the study of which provides the basic subject matter for the book. The interests and activities of other regional powers are not excluded, with particular attention being given to the playing out of Russian, Turkish and American interests in countering the perceived rise of political Islam in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Anoushiravan Ehteshami is reader in international relations and director of graduate studies at the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham.
List of ContributorsForeword; Sir Anthony ParsonsPreface; Anoushiravan Ehteshami1. The 50 Million Muslim Misunderstanding: The West and Central Asia Today, Paul A. Goble2. Islamic Consciousness and Nationalist Ideology in Central Asia: What Role for Foreign Actors?, Martha Brill Olcott3. Islam: Iranian and Saudi Arabian Religious and Geopolitical Competition in Central Asia, Valeria F. Piacentini4. Saudi Arabia and Central Asia: The Islamic Connection, Mai Yamani5. The Problems of Creating Economies in Central Asia, Andrew M. Apostolou6. Central Asia, Persian Gulf and Regional Development Organizations, Mohammad H. Akbari and Mahmood G. Tabatabaie7. Uzbekistan and the Gulf Co-operation Council: Perspectives of Political and Economic Co-operation, Z. I. Munavvarov8. New Frontiers: Iran, the GCC and the CCARs, Anoushiravan Ehteshami9. Iran and Central Asia, Eric Hooglund10. Turkey and Iran in Transcaucasia and Central Asia, Alexei Vassiliev11. Azerbaijan and Armenian Conflict and Coexistence, G. Reza Sabri-Tabrizi12. Russia in Central Asia: Emerging Security Links, Maxim Shashenkov13. Western Security Strategy in South West Asia, Rosemary Hollis14. The Political and Security Linkages Between the Gulf and the Muslim States of CATR, Vitaly Naumkin15. An Arab Perspective on the Central Asian Republics in the Context of the New World Order, Riad N. El-RayyesIndex