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Crouching dragon, hungry tigers: China and Central Asia
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As their transition to market economies continue, China and the post-Soviet republics of Central Asia have rediscovered their complementary economic and political interests in increasing trade and investments, especially between Xinjiang Province and independent Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Kazakhstan. However, a number of obstacles remain, including payments arrangements, customs procedures, and transportation facilities. Prospects for trade in oil and gas, consumer goods, and agricu...
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U.S. POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA: BALANCING PRIORITIES:JAMES C. MACDOUGALL
Congressional Testimony
; Congressional Testimony 04-26-2006 Statement of James C. Macdougall Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Defense Committee on House International Relations Subcommittee on The Middle East and Central Asia April 26, 2006 Madame Chair, Congressman Ackerman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you
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Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
Naval War College Review
; Rashid, Ahmed. Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press, 2002. 281pp. $24 After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, U.S. policy makers focused heavily on Central Asian states as venues for basing troops and equipment for the war on terrorism.
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Central Asia: In search of a new political identity
The Middle East Journal
; In the aftermath of the break-up of the former Soviet Union, the Central Asian leadership began formulating new policies and creating a new ideology. Basing itself on the secular, republican, Kemalist model of Turkey, it attempted to emulate Turkey's economic development policies as well. Some of
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Central Asia: Foundations of Change
The Middle East Journal
; Central Asia: Foundations of Change, by Robert D. McChesney. Princeton, NJ: Darwin Press, 1997. xix + 147 pages. Notes to p. 178. Gloss. to p. 182. Bibl. to p. 194. Index to p. 204. $35. Reviewed by David Nalle In the past decade, the people of Central Asia have experienced a profound disruption in
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Central Asia: Its Strategic Importance & Future Prospects
Journal of Third World Studies
; Malik, Hafeez (ed Central Asia: Its Strategic Importance & Future Prospects. New York: SL Martin's Press, 1996. 337 pp. Professor Hafeez Malik's anthology is a well organized and written text, which is a useful source for both students and experts interested in Central Asian affairs. Most of
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Central Asia in the forefront of attention
The Officer
; ... September attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon, it has become a focus of world attention. INTRODUCTION Prior to 11 September, news from Central Asia dealt mostly with difficult access to the oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea Basin, an alternative for ...
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Central Asia: the Silk Road catches fire.
The Economist (US)
; THE citadel of Bukhara is one of the splendours of the world. Soaring above the burning desert of Central Asia, it is a reminder of the wealth that once turned an oasis on the Silk Road into one of the world's great cities and centres of learning. Bukhara was the city of one of the greatest of
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The Great Game continues: during the 19th century, Russia and Britain competed for influence in Central Asia in what historians call "The Great Game;" now, a new Great Game is being played in the region.(Overview)
Canada and the World Backgrounder
; Until recently, most people arriving in Central Asia found little to interest them. The few who lived there were mostly nomadic, following their herds across vast grasslands. They lived in tribal societies and their wanderings across mostly arid land sometimes brought them into conflict with
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The New Struggle in Central Asia: A Primer for the Baffled.
World Policy Journal
; Central Asia today is a still-uncharted battleground for world powers competing for its vast oil, gas, and mineral resources. Their ambitions collide with those of Islamic fundamentalists who see the region as fertile territory for new holy wars, and with leaders of a hundred or more ethnic groups
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The -stans of central Asia: the Turanian bioregion.
Whole Earth
; ... the region. 2 Central Asia is immense -- roughly half the size of the continental US. Since Central Asia is usually viewed on maps of the former USSR, Russia distorts the immensity of the region. Indeed, Kazakstan is one of the ten largest countries in the ...
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