The Macro-Politics of the Afghan Crisis: A U.S. Perspective.

Abstract

For Western nations to presume that they can safely exploit the vast oil and gas riches of Central Asia without first helping bring peace to Afghanistan is unrealistic to the extreme. A new Great Game is being played in the region. At stake, however, are no longer questions of mere political influence or who gets to build oil and gas pipelines where. These issues will be irrelevant unless the West figures out how to stop the spreading conflagration in Afghanistan--and fast.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA372693

Entities

People

  • Gregory L. Ryckman

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Central Asia
  • Civil War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorists
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.