Challenges and Options in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Abstract

The author discusses the disintegration of order along Russia's southern border. He provides (1) a brief overview of the evolution of Russian policies in the Caucasus and Central Asia in the immediate post-Soviet period, (2) evaluates the impact of the Chechen war, and (3) analyzes the growing role that petroleum plays in the political equation. The author concludes that the growth of nationalism among the states in the Caucasus and Central Asia has combined with the decline in capability of the Russian Army to encourage many of the states to seek greater autonomy from Russian influence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324091

Entities

People

  • Pavel K. Baev

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Anthropology
  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Cis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disintegration
  • Eurasia
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union