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CONTENTS

AFGHANISTAN 1

KAZAKHSTAN 6

KYRGYZSTAN (KIRGHIZSTAN, KIRGHIZIA) 6

TURKMENISTAN 7

UZBEKISTAN 7

CENTRAL ASIA - GENERAL 7

AFGHANISTAN

AFGHANISTANKey Issues & Security Force ConsiderationsEdited by Tashawn N Burwick

The U.S. strategic goal for Afghanistan is to defeat and prevent the return of al Qaeda and itsaffiliates. Since fiscal year 2002, U.S. costs reported for U.S. military, U.S. diplomatic, andreconstruction and relief operations in Afghanistan have been over $500 billion. Given U.S.strategic goals and the level of U.S. resources expected to support Afghanistan in the future,the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified a number of key issues for the113th Congress to consider in developing oversight agendas and determining the way forwardin Afghanistan. This book suggests specific areas of oversight on the topics of: Afghanistan'ssecurity environment; transition of lead security to Afghan security forces; future cost andsustainability of Afghan security forces; and Department of Defense planning for the draw-down of equipment in Afghanistan.

HB 9781626184893 £112.50 May 2013 Nova Science 146 pages

AFGHANISTANNarcotics & U.S. PolicyChristopher M Blanchard

In addition to describing the structure and development of the Afghan narcotics trade, thisbook provides current statistical information, profiles the trade's various participants, exploresalleged narco-terrorist linkages, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late2001. The book also considers current policy debates regarding the role of the U.S. military incounternarcotics operations, opium poppy eradication, alternative livelihood development, andfunding issues.

PB 9781606929186 £40.99 May 2009 Nova Science 66 pages


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AFGHANISTAN IN TRANSITIONBefore & After the SurgeEdited by James K Buck, Meredith J Hinton

Stated U.S. policy is to ensure that Afghanistan will not again become a base for terroristattacks against the United States. Following policy reviews in 2009, the Obama Administrationasserted that it was pursuing a well-resourced and integrated military-civilian strategy intendedto pave the way for a gradual transition to Afghan leadership from July 2011 until the end of2014. To carry out U.S. policy, a total of 51,000 additional U.S. forces were authorised by thetwo 2009 reviews, which brought U.S. troop numbers to a high of about 99,000, with partnerforces adding about 42,000. The U.S. official view is that security gains achieved by the surgecould be at risk from weak Afghan governance and insurgent safe havens in Pakistan, and thatAfghanistan will still need direct security assistance after 2014. This book examinesAfghanistan's post-Taliban governance and security, with a focus on U.S. policy and increasingemphasis on the need for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan conflict.

HB 9781620812891 £91.99 September 2012 Nova Science

AFGHANISTAN ISSUESSecurity, Narcotics & Political CurrentsEdited by Carey Gladstone

This book presents fresh analyses of the burning issues in Afghanistan -- a country of ancienttrade and commerce and modern foreign invasions and terrorism. At this time it is impossibleto predict the probability of success of the Western military efforts to superimpose theirversion of a modern (and interdependent) country on the wildly independent and sometimesvicious clans roaming this desolate country.

HB 9781600215872 £87.50 February 2007 Nova Science 267 pages

AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES & PLANSEdited by Jennifer L. Brown

Following almost three decades of war, the challenges facing Afghanistan's developmentremain immense. By 2001, the ravages of conflict had bestowed upon Afghan citizens and theincumbent administration an inheritance of debt not wealth. Following six years ofreconstruction, at a cost of billions of dollars, the path to prosperity from extreme povertyremains as distant as ever. Insecurity, poverty, corruption and the expanding narcotics industrysignify that while the challenges facing Afghanistan have changed in nature, they have notnecessarily changed in magnitude. This book explores the Afghanistan National Developmentstrategies and plans for the future.

HB 9781612096377 £187.50 January 2012 Nova Science 446 pages


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AFGHANISTAN REVISITEDEdited by Carey Gladstone

US and international officials are hopeful that Afghanistan is emerging from over 22 years ofwarfare and instability, although substantial risk to Afghan stability remains. This new bookexamines Afghanistan's historical past and the future of a post-Taliban Afghanistan, along withthe US role in reconstructing a stable and moderate state. Also, this book reviews the economyof Afghanistan and the obstacles it must overcome.

PB 9781590331057 £37.50 January 2002 Nova Science 210 pages

AFGHANISTAN SECURITYEdited by Lawrence B. Peabody

Politically, the Afghan central government is relatively stable. The post-Taliban transition wascompleted with the convening of a parliament in December 2005; a new constitution wasadopted in January 2004, successful presidential elections were held on October 9, 2004, andparliamentary elections took place on September 18, 2005. The parliament has become anarena for factions that have fought each other for nearly three decades to peacefully resolvedifferences, as well as a centre of political pressure on President Hamid Karzai, who is runningfor re-election in 2009. Major regional strongmen have been marginalised. Afghan citizens areenjoying personal freedoms forbidden by the Taliban, and women are participating in economicand political life. Presidential elections are to be held in the fall of 2009, with parliamentary andprovincial elections to follow one year later. To help stabilise Afghanistan, the United Statesand partner countries are deploying a 53,000 troop NATO-led International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) that now commands peacekeeping throughout Afghanistan, including the restivesouth. Of those, over 23,000 of the 34,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan are part of ISAF. The U.S.and partner forces also run regional enclaves to secure reconstruction (ProvincialReconstruction Teams, PRTs), and are building an Afghan National Army and National Police.The United States has given Afghanistan over $23 billion (appropriated, including FY2008 todate) since the fall of the Taliban, including funds to equip and train Afghan security forces

HB 9781606921494 £54.50 October 2008 Nova Science 248 pages

ASSESSMENTS & DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECURITY & STABILITY OFAFGHANISTANEdited by Christopher L. Turner, Denise M. Giordano

Following two high-level policy reviews on Afghanistan in 2009, the Obama Administrationasserts that it is pursuing a well-resourced and integrated military-civilian strategy intended topave the way for a gradual transition to Afghan security leadership beginning in July 2011. Thepolicy is intended to ensure that Afghanistan will not again become a base for terrorist attacksagainst the United States. This book explores and assesses the developments of the securityand stability of the Afghanistan regime with a focus on post-Taliban governance, security andU.S. policy.



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CORRUPTION, CONTRACTORS & WARLORDS IN AFGHANISTANEdited by Jacob E. Jankowski

In Afghanistan, the U.S. military faces one of the most complicated and difficult supply chains inthe history of warfare. The task of feeding, fuelling, and arming American troops at over 200forward operating bases and combat outposts sprinkled across a difficult and hostile terrainwith only minimal road infrastructure is nothing short of herculean. In order to accomplish thismission, the Department of Defense employs a hitherto unprecedented logistics model:responsibility for the supply chain is almost entirely outsourced to local truckers and Afghanprivate security providers. The principal contract supporting the U.S. supply chain inAfghanistan is called the Host Nation Trucking (HNT), a $2.16 billion contract split among eightAfghan, American, and Middle Eastern companies. This book explores the potential strategicconsequences of supply chain contracting in Afghanistan.


FRAGILE MIDEAST COUNTRIESAfghanistan & YemenEdited by Robert P. Deen, Allison D. Burken

With limited natural resources, a crippling illiteracy rate and high population growth, Yemenfaces an array of daunting development challenges that some observers believe make it at riskfor becoming a failed state. As the country's population rapidly rises, resources dwindle,terrorist groups take root in the outlying provinces, and a southern secessionist movementgrows, the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress are left to grapple with theconsequences of Yemeni instability. Additionally, limited capacity and widespread corruption atall levels of Afghan governance are growing factors in the debate over the effectiveness of U.S.strategy in Afghanistan. This book provides an overview of the fragile mideast countries ofAfghanistan and Yemen.

HB 9781612097091 £95.99 September 2011 Nova Science 212 pages

INDIA IN AFRICA & AFGHANISTANEdited by Cameron Buzatto

This book provides a framework for understanding India's involvement in both Africa andAfghanistan. Indo-African ties are long standing, arising from a unique historical experiencethat stretches from pre-colonial trade patterns through modern India's generous financial anddiplomatic support for African liberation movements in the late 20th century. MotivatingIndia's current activities in Africa is its quests for resources, business opportunities, diplomaticinfluence, and security. Of particular note is the significant investment that India has made inAfrican security, reflected in both support for and participation in United Nations (UN)peacekeeping operations, and providing a selective security umbrella and training for someAfrican military leaders. Additionally, this book examines the changing trajectory of Indianpolicy toward Afghanistan since 2001 and argues that New Delhi has been responding to astrategic environment shaped by other actors in the region. As the U.S.-led North AtlanticTreaty Organization forces prepare to leave Afghanistan in 2014, India stands at a crossroads asit remains keen to preserve its interests in Afghanistan.

HB 9781626188266 £91.99 July 2013 Nova Science 108 pages


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THE NEW TALIBANEmergence & Ideological SanctionsSyed Manzar Abbas Zaidi

This book traces the resurgence and reorganisation of the Taliban into a new organisationalentity, the Taliban in Pakistan. The Taliban, forced to flee Afghanistan, have found a haven inPakistan's tribal areas, re-organising and recruiting anew in the process. Pakistani Taliban areideologically similar to the Taliban in Afghanistan, but are organised in distinct organisationalentities. They are, in effect, the new face of Taliban. A comprehension of the evolution of thisphenomenon is a vital aid to any research into the gravity of the geopolitical situation. Thisbook traces their evolution, ideology, and profiles of their warlords, organisations, and terrortactics employed by them.

PB 9781606928820 £40.99 May 2009 Nova Science 64 pages

RECRUITING, RETENTION & FUTURE LEVELS OF MILITARY PERSONNELEmmanuel D. Chapman

This book looks at the U.S. military's ability to maintain the force levels required for operationsin Iraq and Afghanistan which rests on recruiting and retaining service members. Some militaryanalysts and policymakers have expressed concern that the ongoing operations coulddetrimentally affect both recruiting and retention. The proportion of youth who say that theymay join the military increased after September 11, 2001, but according to the Department ofDefense (DoD) survey of parents and other adults who influence youths' decisions, a majority in2005 said that they were less likely to recommend military service because of the war in Iraq. Inthis study, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines the recruiting and retention ratesfor enlisted personnel within each of the military components, the factors that may influenceenlistment and reenlistment, and the implications of changes in each component's success inrecruiting and retaining service members. This book consists of public documents which havebeen located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectivelyedited and bound to provide easy access.

HB 9781607415145 £74.50 November 2010 Nova Science

WAR IN AFGHANISTANStrategy, Military Operations & Congressional IssuesEdited by Easton H. Ussery

This book is an overview of the war in Afghanistan; strategy, military operations and issues forCongress. As the 111th Congress convenes and the Obama administration assumes office, thewar in Afghanistan has entered its eighth year. With a deteriorating security situation and nocomprehensive political outcome yet in sight, most observers view the war in Afghanistan asopen-ended. By early 2009, a growing number of members of Congress, Administrationofficials, and outside experts had concluded that the effort - often called "America's other war"-- required greater national attention. This book defines "unity of command" and describeshow the United States has tried to adhere to this principle since 1914. The evolution of thecommand structure in Afghanistan since 2001 is also explored. The current command structurein Afghanistan is also analysed. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of aCongressional Research Service and U.S. Government publication.

HB 9781607415794 £57.50 May 2010 Nova Science 136 pages


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KAZAKHSTAN

KAZAKHSTANConditions, Issues & U.S. RelationsEdited by Randell M. Hoyt, Morris B. Weston

Kazakhstan is an important power in Central Asia by virtue of its geographic location, largeterritory, ample natural resources, and economic growth, but it faces ethnic, political, andother challenges to stability. Kazakhstan gained independence at the end of 1991 after thebreak-up of the former Soviet Union. Kazakhstan’s president at the time, NursultanNazarbayev, was one of the top leaders of the former Soviet Union and was instrumental informing the successor Commonwealth of Independent States. He has been re-elected presidentof Kazakhstan several times and in June 2010 was proclaimed the “Leader of the Nation” withlifetime ruling responsibilities and privileges. Kazakhstan’s economy is the strongest in CentralAsia, buoyed by oil exports. Its progress in democratisation and respect for human rights hasbeen halting, according to most observers. Nonetheless, Kazakhstan’s pledges to reformconvinced the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) to select thecountry’s leadership for its 2010 presidency. This book examines recent developments and U.S.interests in Kazakhstan with a focus on human rights, international religious freedom andinvestment climate economics.

PB 9781629483566 £43.50 December 2013 Nova Science 97 pages

KYRGYZSTAN (KIRGHIZSTAN, KIRGHIZIA)

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE KURDISTAN REGIONAlmas Heshmati

This book examines the current economic practices of water management in the SouthernKurdistan Region (SKR) and suggests ways to change environmental conditions to encouragethe region's decision-makers to pursue sustainable resource development through interstateand within Kurdistan Region KRG-consumers' co-operation. The focus is on: making acomparative study of water resources between Iraq, its neighbouring countries, MENA and theworld averages; conducting a sector analysis to identify and quantify available water resources,the needs and sub-optimality in their uses; analysing current allocation of water andquantifying and suggesting necessary reductions in wasteful use of water resources; designingwater policies and suggesting measures that improve regional water planning and managementpractices; developing techniques and models in the projection of demand, supply and futureutilisation patterns and quantification of the water gap; suggesting alternatives for provision ofwater to areas facing scarcity on the basis of sustainable long-term and minimum costsolutions; suggesting necessary mechanisms for approaching interstate co-operation and forparticipating in the building of inter-regional institutions; proposing economically andenvironmentally optimal practices for within region and interstate co-operation and resourcemanagement; suggesting opportunities for increased government investment in thedevelopment and management of the water market.

HB 9781607412953 £74.50 September 2009 Nova Science 225 pages


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TURKMENISTAN

TURKMENISTANProfiles, Foreign Relations & Human RightsEdited by Sam B. Wright, Thomas DeGregory

When Turkmenistan gained independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the endof 1991, the former republic’s president and head of the Turkmen Communist Party,Saparamurad Niyazov, retained power. According to several assessments, he was among theworld’s most authoritarian rulers, and his regime was highly corrupt and responsible for serioushuman rights abuses. Following the death of President Niyazov in December 2006, GurbangulyBerdimuhamedow was elected president in early 2007. A new constitution approved in 2008reaffirmed Turkmenistan as a “secular democracy” with a powerful president able to rule bydecree. This book discusses profiles, foreign relations and human rights of the Europeancountry of Turkmenistan.

PB 9781624170348 £43.50 March 2013 Nova Science 66 pages

UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTANProfiles, Foreign Relations & Human RightsEdited by John E. Spatz, Corina A. Malavez

Uzbekistan gained independence at the end of 1991 with the breakup of the Soviet Union. Thelandlocked country is a potential Central Asian regional power by virtue of its population, thelargest in the region, its substantial energy and other resources, and its location at the heart ofregional trade and transport networks. The United States pursued close ties with Uzbekistanfollowing its independence. This book discusses the profiles, foreign relations and human rightsof the European country of Uzbekistan.

PB 9781624170201 £43.50 March 2013 Nova Science 94 pages

CENTRAL ASIA - GENERAL

CENTRAL ASIARegional Affairs & U.S. Interests & PoliciesEdited by Justin Morse, Brian I. Howe

This book examines the recent developments in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan with a focus on the emerging importance of the U.S.-Central Asiapartnership.



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CENTRAL ASIABackground, Issues & U.S. InterestsEdited by Anne E. Lester

Central Asia's importance to the U.S. is rooted in the following three facts: its proximity toAfghanistan and thus the seat of the Taliban and Al-Qaida that have attacked us and will do soagain; its proximity to key states like Russia, Iran and China, and the Indian subcontinent; andits large energy deposits which are becoming critical for Europe. These facts have led everyadministration since 1993 to advance broad geostrategic goals for Central Asia. This bookexplores the Central Asian country backgrounds of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Also discussed are the challenges and opportunities for theObama Administration in Central Asia; Central Asian security issues and U.S. policy in CentralAsia.

HB 9781617288807 £95.99 August 2011 Nova Science 194 pages

CENTRAL ASIASecurity, Internal Affairs & U.S. InterestsJim Nichol

The Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)face common security challenges from crime, corruption, terrorism, and faltering commitmentsto economic and democratic reforms. However, co-operation among them remains halting, sosecurity in the region is likely in the near term to vary by country. Kyrgyzstan's and Tajikistan'sfutures are most clouded by ethnic and territorial tensions, and corruption in Kazakhstan andTurkmenistan could spoil benefits from the development of their ample energy resources.Authoritarianism and poverty in Uzbekistan could contribute to a succession crisis. On theother hand, Kyrgyzstan's growing but still fragile civil society might help the relatively smallnation safeguard its independence. Uzbekistan might become a regional power able to take thelead on policy issues common to Central Asia and to resist undue influence from more powerfuloutside powers, because of its large territory and population (55 million) and energy and otherresources. Internal political developments in several bordering or close-by states may have alarge impact on Central Asian security. These developments include a more authoritarian andglobalist Russia, ethnic and political instability in China and Iran, and re-surging drug productionand Islamic extremism in Afghanistan. Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on theUnited States, the Administration has established bases and other military access in the regionfor U.S.-led coalition actions in Afghanistan, and it has stressed that the United States willremain interested in the long-term security and stability of the region. U.S. interests in CentralAsia include fostering democratisation, human rights, free markets, and trade; assisting thedevelopment of oil and other resources; and combating terrorism, the proliferation of weaponsof mass destruction, and drug production and trafficking. The United States seeks to thwartdangers posed to its security by the illicit transfer of strategic missile, nuclear, biological, andchemical weapons technologies, materials, and expertise to terrorist states or groups, and toaddress threats posed to regional independence by Iran. Some critics counter that the UnitedStates has historically had few interests in this region, and advocate only limited U.S. contactsundertaken with Turkey and other friends and allies to ensure U.S. goals. They also argue thatthe region's energy resources may not measurably enhance U.S. energy security. Most inCongress have supported U.S. assistance to bolster independence and reforms in Central Asia.The 106th Congress authorised a "Silk Road" initiative for greater policy attention and aid fordemocratisation, market reforms, humanitarian needs, conflict resolution, transportinfrastructure (including energy pipelines), and border controls.

HB 9781604568486 £62.50 November 2008 Nova Science 135 pages


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SECURITY & INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL ASIAEdited by James C. Tentas

The Central Asian region is an age-old east-west and north-south trade and transportcrossroads. While welcoming new trade, aid, and other ties, the leaders of Central Asia havebeen less receptive to calls to democratise and respect human rights. This book discusses theinternal and external security concerns of the Central Asian states which include mixes of socialdisorder, crime, corruption, terrorism, ethnic and civil conflict, border tensions, water andtransport disputes, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and trafficking of illegalnarcotics and persons and the scope of U.S. interest and presence in the region.



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