The great power contest in Central Asia -- Local rules: how Central Asian regimes survive -- Washington's Central Asian detour to Afghanistan -- Moscow's quest for a privileged role -- The SCO and Beijing's great leap westward -- Anti-terrorism, democratization and human rights -- Geopolitical competition and political stability: Kyrgyzstan's base bidding war -- The price of access: contracts and corruption -- Chasing the shadow of a region -- The new regional contests of a multipolar world
Summary
Russia, the US, and China all see Central Asia as strategically important and have devoted extensive financial and human resources there. In this book, Alexander Cooley explores the dynamics of the new competition for influence over the region since 9/11
