SECURITY THREATS IN CENTRAL ASIA

This study will analyze main security threats in Central Asia. It is obvious thatsince the end of Cold War, there have been many security threats in Central Asiaas internal weakness of Central Asian states, terrorism, transnational crime,economic insecurity, environmental is...

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Main Author: Çağla Gül Yesevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/eJOURNALS/journal_IJSS/arhieves/IJSS_2013_2/cagla_gul.pdf
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Summary:This study will analyze main security threats in Central Asia. It is obvious thatsince the end of Cold War, there have been many security threats in Central Asiaas internal weakness of Central Asian states, terrorism, transnational crime,economic insecurity, environmental issues, drug trafficking, ethnic violence,regional instability. This study will propose thatwith increasing interdependence,states need each other to solve these global security problems. In that sense,regional and sub-regional cooperation between Central Asian states and with otherregional actors has been witnessed. It is clear that the withdrawal of NATO fromAfghanistan will destabilize Central Asia. This study will investigate overallsecurity situation in Central Asia and affects andcontributions of regionalorganizations to Eurasian security
ISSN:1309-8063
1309-8063