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Central AsiaAfghanistan Relationship

From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives
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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.
Introduction, Marlene Laruelle Part I: The Legacy of the Soviet Intervention Chapter 1: Central Asian Soldiers and the Soviet War in Afghanistan: An Introduction, Artemy M. Kalinovsky Chapter 2: A Oral History of the Soviet-Afghan War: Interviews with Central Asian Afgantsy, Marlene Laruelle, Botagoz Rakisheva, Gulden Ashkenova, and Artemy M. Kalinovsky Part II: Afghanistan's Northern Neighbors: Perceptions and Challenges Chapter 3: Afghanistan's Multicentered Regional Foreign Policy, Antonio Giustozzi Chapter 4; Russia's Policy on Afghanistan, Ekaterina Stepanova Chapter 5: Assessing Uzbekistan's and Tajikistan's Afghan Policies: The Impact of Domestic Drivers, Marlene Laruelle Chapter 6: Insurgent Activities at the Afghan-Turkmen and Afghan-Tajik Borders, Bruce Pannier Part III: The Silk Road Initiative as a US Project for Central Asia and Afghanistan Chapter 7: Parsing Mobilities in Central Eurasia, Alexander C. Diener Chapter 8: The US Silk Road: Geopolitical Imaginary or the Repackaging of Strategic Interests?, Marlene Laruelle Chapter 9: The New Silk Road Initiative's Questionable Economic Rationality, Sebastien Peyrouse and Gael Raballand
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