The New Great Game in Central Asia

Studia Wschodnie Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej

Edited by Tomasz Stępniewski
ISBN: 978-83-7702-538-3
Stron: 144
Format: B5 (oprawa twarda)
Rok wydania: 2012

The 21st century has seen a steady growth of the importance of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). It was there that the Great Game, a struggle for supremacy and influence, was played between the British and the Russian empires in the 19th century. Nowadays, the metaphor of the New Great Game is employed to refer to the rivalry for power over Central Asia between such actors of world politics as China, Russia and the USA, along with the European Union, Iran and Turkey. The region’s appeal and significance to international politics derive from its huge oil and gas reserves, its geopolitical situation, growing threat of international terrorism (born in Afghanistan and Pakistan), drug trafficking, migrations and religious fundamentalism. This volume adds to the practical and theoretical dimensions of the debate on Central Asia. As such, it will be of interest to researchers, analysts, students, journalists and all those interested in international relations.


CONTENTS

Tomasz Stępniewski
The New Great Game in Central Asia: Introduction

Agata Włodkowska-Bagan
Russian Foreign Policy towards Central Asia

Krzysztof Kozłowski
Post-Soviet Central Asia in People's Republic of China's Politics

Karin Esposito, Dominik P. Jankowski, Paweł Świeżak
The Policy of the United States of America in Central Asia

Jakub Wódka
Turkey's Policy in Central Asia

Aleksandra Dzisiów-Szuszczykiewicz
The Islamic Republic of Iran's Policy towards Central Asia

Tomasz Stępniewski
The European Union's Policy towards Central Asia

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