1st Edition
US Policies in Central Asia Democracy, Energy and the War on Terror
By Ilya Levine
Copyright 2016
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Democracy promotion, security and energy are the predominant themes of US policy in Central Asia after the Cold War. This book analyses how the Bush administration understood and pursued its interests in the Central Asia states, namely Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan. It discusses the shift in US interests after September 11 and highlights key ideas, actors and... Read more
Introduction
1. Democratic Peace, Complex Interdependence, and the Bush Doctrine
Part 1: Democracy
2. Confrontation in Kyrgyzstan
3. Engagement in Tajikistan
Part 2: The War on Terror
4. The Rise, Decline, and Collapse of the US-Uzbek Partnership
Part 3: Energy
5. Turkmenistan’s Gas
6. Kazakhstan’s Oil
Part 4: US Policies in Central Asia
7. Bush in Central Asia
8. Bush’s Legacy and Obama’s Policies
Appendix
Biography
Ilya Levine received his Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include US foreign policy, Russian politics, and Central Asia.
