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Central Asia's Second Chance

by Martha Brill Olcott

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A specialist in Central Asian and Caspian affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Olcott argues that having failed to create viable states after their liberation from Soviet domination, the region has been granted a second chance to do right by the presence of US military bases and international aid and attention in return for help with the Global War on Terrorism. Distributed in the US by Brookings Institute Press.
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A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the regions path from independence to the post-9/11 world. The first decade of Central Asian independence was disappointing for those who envisioned a straightforward transition from Soviet republics to independent states with market economies and democratic political systems. Leaders excused political failures by pointing to security risks, including the presence of terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The situation changed dramatically after 9/11, when the camps were largely destroyed and the United States introduced a military presence. More importantly the international community engaged with these states to give them a second chance to address social and economic problems. But neither the aid-givers nor the recipients were willing to approach problems in new ways. Now, terrorists groups are once again making their presence felt and some states may be becoming global security risks. This book explores how the region squandered its second chance and what might happen next.
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ISBN:
9780870032172
Author:
Olcott, Martha Brill
Publisher:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Subject:
Peace
Subject:
Economic assistance, American
Subject:
International Relations - General
Subject:
Political Process - General
Subject:
Asia, Central Politics and government.
Subject:
Politics-United States Foreign Policy
Copyright:
2005
Publication Date:
20050831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
389
Dimensions:
8.76x6.08x.91 in. 1.25 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the regions path from independence to the post-9/11 world. The first decade of Central Asian independence was disappointing for those who envisioned a straightforward transition from Soviet republics to independent states with market economies and democratic political systems. Leaders excused political failures by pointing to security risks, including the presence of terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The situation changed dramatically after 9/11, when the camps were largely destroyed and the United States introduced a military presence. More importantly the international community engaged with these states to give them a second chance to address social and economic problems. But neither the aid-givers nor the recipients were willing to approach problems in new ways. Now, terrorists groups are once again making their presence felt and some states may be becoming global security risks. This book explores how the region squandered its second chance and what might happen next.
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