Riveting and important, this book exposes the global connections of a troubled region that must no longer be ignored.

The book provides a critical analysis of why peace has been consolidated in Tajikistan, and what role international peacebuilding has had in this.

In a secular world, what does Christian theology have to say about this problem? Security after Christendom combines practical examples, social scientific research, and an ecumenical approach to political theology to answer these questions.

This book gives the floor to the new generation of scholars whose long-term vernacular-language field research made it possible to provide new interpretative prisms for the complex evolution of Kyrgyzstan.

Shedding light on dangerous patterns of corruption, Indulging Kleptocracy explores one of the most fascinating stories in the post-Cold War era and offers suggestions on how to break the system of indulgences and stymie the globalization of ...

Instead, this volume employs the concept of 'state transformation' as a lens through which to examine rising power states' foreign policymaking and implementation.

This paper considers the validity of claims commonly made about the impact of Islamic revival and "radicalization" on security in post-Soviet Central Asia, and argues that claims about general Muslim radicalization constitute a myth which ...