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A ROCK BETWEEN HARD PLACES
AFGHANISTAN AS AN ARENA OF REGIONAL INSECURITY |
| By: |
Kristian Berg Harpviken, Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£35.00 |
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£29.75 |
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£5.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849045690 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849045698 |
| Availability: |
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| Publisher: |
C HURST & CO PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
16 August, 2016 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A victim not just of its geography but also of the political and strategic choices of its neighbours, Afghanistan's security predicament is analysed in a book that is particularly relevant to recent developments in Central Asia |
| Synopsis: |
What drives neighbouring states to intervene in the Afghan conflict? This book challenges mainstream analyses which place Afghanistan at the centre - the so-called 'heart' - of a large pan- Asian region whose fate is predicated on Afghan stability. Instead Harpviken and Tadjbakhsh situ--ate Afghanistan on the margins of three regional security complexes - those of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf - each characterised by deep security rivalries, which, in turn, informs their engagement in Afghanistan. Within Central Asia, security cooperation is hampered by competition for regional supremacy and great power support, a dynamic reflected in these states' half-hearted role in Afghanistan. In the Persian Gulf, Iran and Saudi Arabia fight for economic and political influence, mirrored in their Afghan engagements; while long-standing Indo-Pakistani ri--valries are perennially played out in Afghanistan. Based on a careful reading of the recent political and economic history of the region, and of Great Power rivalry beyond it, the authors explain why efforts to build a comprehensive Afghanistan-centric regional security order have failed, and what might be done to re-set inter-state relations. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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