Commonwealth Or Empire?

Commonwealth Or Empire?
Author: William E. Odom
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

Of the fifteen successor states created by the breakup of the Soviet Union, five are in Central Asia and three are in the Transcaucasus. This book explores how the newly formed countries and ethnic regions are going to react in the shadows of a much less formidable Russia.

The Russian Policy Debate on Central Asia

The Russian Policy Debate on Central Asia
Author: Irina Donovna Zvi︠a︡gelʹskai︠a︡
Publisher: Chatham House (Formerly Riia)
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1995
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Russian policy towards the other countries of the former Soviet Union, among them the central Asian states, is in a state of flux. In the last few years the trend has been from isolationism (1991-2) through reluctant involvement (1992-4) towards reintegration. The paper analyzes the main strands of thinking and the principal players and interest groups shaping Russian policy towards central Asia and seeks to establish likely future directions.

Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
Author: Rajan Menon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315501716

This comprehensive exploration of the international environment examines not only traditional political-military concerns but also economic, ethnic, and environmental issues and the role of crime, terrorism, the drug trade, and migration in the security environment of Russia and its neighbours to the south. This approach takes account of both the internal and external aspects of security problems and their interplay. The participation of international authors facilitates the consideration of each problem from all relevant points of view.

Russian Central Asia 1867-1917

Russian Central Asia 1867-1917
Author: Richard A. Pierce
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520317750

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.

Life After the Soviet Union

Life After the Soviet Union
Author: Nozar Alaolmolki
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2001-10-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0791489817

In separate chapters covering Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, this book examines the impact of the radical social, economic, and political transformations enacted upon them by both Czarist Russia and then the Soviet Union. With the demise of communist rule, Alaolmolki explores the efforts of the United States,Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to influence the newly independent republics, specifically in connection with oil and natural gas concessions and pipelines. Included is a summary of recent developments and the prospect for economic and political progress in the republics.