China, The United States, and the Future of Central Asia : : U.S.-China Relations, Volume I / / ed. by David B. H. Denoon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Daleng, Xin,; Denoon, David B. H.,; Guang, Pan,; Guangcheng, Xing,; Jenish, Nazgul,; Khamidov, Alisher,; Kissane, Carolyn,; Kuchins, Andrew,; Laruelle, Marlene,; Lincoln, Edward J.,; Peyrouse, Sebastien,; Pomfret, Richard,; Sachdeva, Gulshan,; Sharan, Shalini,; Walker, Joshua W.,; Xin, Li,
• HerausgeberIn: Denoon, David B. H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: U.S.-China Relations ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The first of a three-volume series on the interaction of the US and China in different regions of the world, China, the United States, and the Future of Central Asia explores the delicate balance of competing foreign interests in this resource-rich and politically tumultuous region. Editor David Den...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Alternative Views of Central Asia’s Future
• 2. Walls and Windmills
• 3. Factoring the Foreign Policy Goals of the Central Asian States
• The Outside Powers
• 4. Both Epicenter and Periphery
• 5. Chinese and Russian Economic Interests in Central Asia
• 6. The Strategic Interests of China and Russia in Central Asia
• 7. Life after Divorce
• 8. Europe in Central Asia
• 9. Japan and Korea in Central Asia
• 10. India’s Objectives in Central Asia
• 11. Ambitions of Grandeur
• Regional Integration?
• 12. Alternative Futures for Central Asia
• 13. The Development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• 14. The Quest for Energy Security in the Central Asian “Neighborhood”
• Conclusion
• 15. Uncertainty Ahead
• About the Contributors
• Index