Breaking Away from the Bear

Abstract

The author examines the development of post-Soviet Central Asian armed forces, Central Asian efforts to guarantee their national security, and the implications for the United States of this struggle. She cautions that the United States use its influence and its military- to- military contact programs judiciously. This is a region of great instability, with massive infusions of energy wealth just beyond the horizon. If these states can create viable methods to ensure domestic and regional security, this wealth may produce prosperity and secure well-being for their citizens. If these states fail to create institutions to preserve their national sovereignty, the new century could presage long, lingering chaos and waste on a grand scale. One need only look south to Afghanistan for such a model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 03, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351938

Entities

People

  • Dianne L. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Cis
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics