Central Asia's shrinking connectivity gap : implications for U.S. strategy / Roman Muzalevsky.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Muzalevsky, Roman, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Economic development--Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Economic conditions--21st century.

Asia, Central--Commerce.

Asia, Central--Foreign economic relations.

Asia, Central--Strategic aspects.

United States--Commerce--Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Commerce--United States.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Foreign economic relations--United States.

globalism.

Commerce.

Economic development.

Economic history.

International economic relations.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

Central Asia.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 174 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Implications for United States strategy

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"The United States is witnessing a transformation of Central Asia -- a critical yet highly understudied and misunderstood area of the world, which is seeing growing influence of China, India, and Russia. The agendas of these actors, as well as the United States, Japan, the EU, Turkey, and Iran, among others, have enabled Central and South Asian countries to shrink their connectivity gaps dramatically in the last 2 decades, aiding the U.S. grand strategy of advancing global connectivity. However, they could also potentially undermine a multidirectional connectivity and limit development choices for the Central Asian states, generating challenges and opportunities for the United States, whose global influence is receding. The U.S. future global and regional role and capabilities will depend on how well Washington adjusts its grand strategy in response to current and projected economic and geopolitical trends in the era of rising powers. As the United States calibrates its ends and means, its assessment of the importance of Central and South Asia for its strategy will in large part hinge on security trends unfolding in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Whether Central Asia will become a major pillar of the U.S. grand strategy, given the rise of China and India and the resurgence of Russia, remains unclear. But its goals of supporting sovereignty, democratization, and inter-regional links in Central and South Asia offer some hope that Washington will continue to support the region's global connectivity, preferably by pursuing an engaged, long-term, and substantive regional strategy"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

External factors and initiatives advancing Central Asia's connectivity

Regional connectivity framework and performance of local economies

Regional and domestic dynamics constraining Central Asia's connectivity

The role of the United States : a way forward

Conclusion.

Notes:

"November 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed November 21, 2014).

Other Format:

Print version: Muzalevsky, Roman. Central Asia's shrinking connectivity gap

OCLC:

896704858