Kyrgyzstan - Regime Security and Foreign Policy / Kemel Toktomushev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toktomushev, Kemel, author.

Series:

Central Asian studies series ; 31.

Central Asian studies series ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kyrgyzstan--Foreign relations--1991-.

Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan--Politics and government--1991-.

Manas Air Base (Kyrgyzstan).

Transit Center at Manas (Kyrgyzstan : Air base).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Kyrgyzstan is an interesting example of a relatively weak state, which for its brief period of independence has already ousted two presidents, experienced two revolutions, survived two interethnic conflicts and yet remained intact. This book explores this apparent paradox and argues that the schism between domestic and international dimensions of state and regime security is key to understanding the nature of Kyrgyz politics. The book shows how the foreign policy links to the Manas Air Base, used by the US military and essential for supplying their forces in Afghanistan, the economic arrangements necessary for sustaining the base, both inside and outside Kyrgyzstan, and the myriad of different actors involved in all this, combined to overshadow points of friction to ensure stable continuance of the status quo. Overall, the book shows how broad geopolitical forces and complex local factors together have a huge impact on the formation of Kyrgyz foreign policy.

Contents:

One world, rival theories

Foreign policy and regime security of weak states

Development of Kyrgyz foreign policy

Military security and foreign policy

Manas Air Base.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-53349-9

1-315-53347-2

9781315533490

OCLC:

959977017